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On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'll need an 802.11n PCI-E card that does 300Mbps and works in AP mode |
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> for the router. Does anyone know of such a card? I've read that |
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> these 300 Mbps cards use Realtek chips and don't work in AP mode |
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> although that info could be outdated: |
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Check out the table here: |
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http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers |
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It will let you see which drivers have AP support as well as 802.11n |
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support. There are a couple others with some AP support, but basically |
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an ath9k-supported chipset is your only choice at the moment for a |
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mature AP mode, as far as I know. |
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> This one is said to be an Atheros chip so it should have better |
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> support but it only goes to 150Mbps: |
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Without the 5 GHz band I doubt you'd ever see above 150Mbps anyway. |
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It's more of a theoretical max for 2.4 GHz but I wouldn't expect to |
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see it actually happen, unless you live in a land without wireless |
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interference. :) My AP and all clients claim to support 300Mbps but |
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I've never seen it with my own eyes. |
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I don't notice much of a speed difference at all between the 802.11g |
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turbo modes (108 Mbps+) and 802.11n in my house. Both are noticeably |
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faster than plain old 54Mbit 802.11g, though. |
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