[ath9k-devel] ad-hoc mode using 5 GHz channel (A band)

[Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>]

On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 11:35 +0200, Peter Tarjan wrote:

> I am not sure what does it mean. It is clear that "Band 2" frequencies
> are unavailable in ad-hoc mode. Is it a limitation that I can bypass?

If your regulatory settings are correct, you shouldn't.  But it looks
like you are using world regulatory settings.  Try using "iw reg set HU"
if you are in Hungary.

> By the way the maximum bitrate shows me that the card is not using "n"
> mode...

I believe you are using an old version of iw that cannot report the
802.11n capabilities.  With the new iw, you'll need to use "iw list", as
the "iw info" command would report very little for the network devices.

> The syntax of the "iw" command I used seems to be different, e.g. "iw
> dev wlan0 set channel 1" gave me "No such object type set" error
> message.

It's working for me.  Perhaps your iw is obsolete.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin