Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} 802.11n PCI-E 300Mbps with AP mode?

[Grant]

>> Got it, thanks Paul.  That's good news because it means I can use any
>> 802.11n PCIe 300Mbps card with Linux drivers instead of worrying about
>> AP mode.  I'll just use a 802.11g card in AP mode until there is
>> better support for 802.11n.  The router uses most of the bandwidth
>> from the WAN.
>
> Hi Grant,
>
> I bought the TPLink WN951N (atheros AR5008, ath9k) card after it being
> recommended by a gentoo-user list member. I concur with the
> recommendation. Its cheap and seems to work well in linux. I have, at
> times, had scp report 3.5M/s, but its quite variable. There are a
> bunch of APs in my area though. Here's some details - I dont know if
> the AP configuration is optimal - I didnt find the documentation very
> clear.
>
> Here's what's reported as the
> Wiphy phy0
>       Band 1:
>               HT capabilities: 0x104e
>                       * 20/40 MHz operation
>                       * SM PS disabled
>                       * 40 MHz short GI
>                       * max A-MSDU len 3839
>                       * DSSS/CCK 40 MHz
>               HT A-MPDU factor: 0x0003 (65535 bytes)
>               HT A-MPDU density: 0x0006 (8 usec)
>
> And i've configured my hostapd.conf;
> hw_mode=g
> wme_enabled=1
> ieee80211n=1
> ht_capab=[SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]
>
> HTH

Thank you.  It looks like you are using it in AP mode but in 802.11g
mode.  Is that the case?  I'm also curious if it can operate in both
the 2.4 and 5Ghz bands?

- Grant