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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] {OT} 802.11n PCI-E 300Mbps with AP mode?
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:20:32
Message-Id: CAN0CFw3nhLuFJvVuYgiTUc=CVSnKMMZK2hWZYTEyFujj6iOHFg@mail.gmail.com
1 I'm planning to get one of these to act as a wireless bridge between
2 my modem and Gentoo router:
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4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=33-127-256
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6 I'll need an 802.11n PCI-E card that does 300Mbps and works in AP mode
7 for the router. Does anyone know of such a card? I've read that
8 these 300 Mbps cards use Realtek chips and don't work in AP mode
9 although that info could be outdated:
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11 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320048
12 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=33-166-063
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14 This one is said to be an Atheros chip so it should have better
15 support but it only goes to 150Mbps:
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17 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704059
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19 - Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} 802.11n PCI-E 300Mbps with AP mode? Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>