From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 28 02:39:56 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42A5A106566B for ; Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:39:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rpaulo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC89C8FC1C for ; Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:39:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws14 with SMTP id 14so621822vws.13 for ; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:39:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:mime-version :content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=ykZSVymhfGyoZo0BYSSzGkl90mSOALnaP97FE5FmeSY=; b=QsTalR7hBw4wtthcwqLK89akvPQU0PAlCYc6bMWvWJSkCyT3NXjGUj/XM3+Zzt12r8 1ZYhIuIENHhewXddKzFTEMNjopulv0dNJVwpBaTvHsri3qbnjDdtab/hGL+NRkIJm3/r S4NTb2R2yLJiPbyiQoW2cRjNgwZQILP3YnsKw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=PBB+9NSdQbyLmdhoYC1H/2oq/kQo69YCrqdrxFXEtG4rYbLec0IQ/FdJ69kG/kcSDU 0nzi/0fXAgDGC65NkkzGwgsQNokuQqYKnNdCivVm3m9u+Zv3C1Mhgpn8Bo0x5ygyHpcG 5SXeDEkiOFRfOBjXAitlzo7Fo/z/gAk8RUHwY= Received: by 10.220.107.5 with SMTP id z5mr1771957vco.223.1267322982620; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:09:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.0.10.4? (54.81.54.77.rev.vodafone.pt [77.54.81.54]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 25sm15907687vws.12.2010.02.27.18.09.40 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:09:41 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Rui Paulo In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:09:37 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com> <20100227124308.GA28213@mx.techwires.net> <5fbf03c21002270501l2e388ec9tbdad684d38609861@mail.gmail.com> To: Robert Watson X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) Cc: spil.oss@gmail.com, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:39:56 -0000 Hi, On 27 Feb 2010, at 20:29, Robert Watson wrote: >=20 > On Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Spil Oss wrote: >=20 >> Thanks for the confirmation! >>=20 >> Is anything known re. a timeline for implementation of wireless-N? = (8.1? 9.0?) >=20 > I know that Rui Paulo is working on this actively; I've added him to = the CC line as I'm not sure if he follows freebsd-stable. >=20 > Robert N M Watson > Computer Laboratory > University of Cambridge >=20 >>=20 >> Kind regards, >>=20 >> Spil >>=20 >> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Bernhard Schmidt >> wrote: >>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 01:27:09PM +0100, Spil Oss wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>>=20 >>>> Got myself an Atheros AR5416 card to upgrade my HostAP to = Wireless-N speed. >>>>=20 >>>> Somehow I can't find a way to convince the driver to go into 11n = mode >>>>=20 >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11b >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11g >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11n >>>> ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (media): Device not configured >>>=20 >>> It's either mode 11na or mode 11ng. >>>=20 >>>> The man-page for ifconfig specifies only 11a, 11b and 11g as modes. >>>> The part is functioning fine in 11g mode. The man page also specifies 11na and 11ng, so I hope you're running 8.0, = at least. >>>>=20 >>>> Am I missing something obvious or is Wireless-N support not fully >>>> implemented yet? >>>=20 >>> There is no rate control algo fuer 11n, afaik, you will only be able = to >>> use legacy rates. Progress on supporting 11n with atheros cards is on going. There's much = more to it than adapting the rate control algorithm. Please stay tuned. Regards, -- Rui Paulo