Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 09 May 2009 01:50:12 -0400 | From | Jason Daly <> | Subject | Re: [ath9k-devel] New kernel recommendations for ath9k |
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Thanks for the kernel info.
How do you configure hostapd to work in N mode with ath9k? Currently the hw_mode parameter found in hostapd.conf does not accept anything greater than g.
Thanks -JD
Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 3:02 AM, Karl Hiramoto <karl@hiramoto.org> wrote: >> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >>> For those not subscribed to the ath9k wiki on wireless.kernel.org [1] >>> (which we recommend you do if you're a user) here's a quick note to >>> let you know our latest kernel recommendations for using ath9k: >>> >>> * >= 2.6.27.22 >>> * >= 2.6.28.10 >>> * 2.6.29 >>> >>> If you want 802.11n support or AP support you'll want at least 2.6.29. >>> If you happen to have one of our new 1x1 AR9285 devices (all AR9285 >>> devices are 1x1) then you'll need at least 2.6.29. If you want to >>> start using ath9k on APs with AHB you will need at least 2.6.30 (still >>> in RC series). >>> >>> As usual if you happen to be stuck on older kernels for one reason or >>> another you can always use compat-wireless [2] and if that happens to >>> be a little too bleeding edge we have now compat-wireless releases for >>> stable kernel releases, starting as of the 2.6.30-rc series [3]. >>> >>> Luis >>> >>> [1] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k >>> [2] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download >>> [3] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/stable >>> >> Thanks for the update. If i want to use multiple AP's with Ath9k it it >> still best to use wireless-testing? Is multiple AP support in 2.6.30-rc >> series net-next or wireless-next? > > Yeah wireless-testing is best for that. I should also mention that if > you want to use AP mode you want to be at least on 2.6.29 (your own > kernel, not the compat-wireless one) if you care about Power Save > buffering on the AP as otherwise even if you use a compat-wireless > with code from > 2.6.29 those frames will be dropped. IIRC its due to > the way we use skb->cb for this and there not being a clean way to > backport this (so we just drop them). > > Luis > _______________________________________________ > ath9k-devel mailing list > ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel
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