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From: Tony Espy <espy@canonical.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:22:06 -0400
Subject: [ath9k-devel] Desktop wireless card with atheros 802.11n at
 5GHz frequency???
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Richard Scherping wrote:
> B Gates schrieb:
>> Does anyone make a desktop wireless card, either PCI
>> or PCI express, using the atheros 802.11n chipset and
>> the 5Ghz frequency band?
> 
> There seems to be no PCI / PCI Express card available (yet?), but you might be able to use something like http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9307 ("Mini PCI to PCI Adapter") and a Mini PCI card with Atheros abgn chipset like http://www.ubnt.com/products/sr71a.php
> Unfortunately these cards are very expensive (cf. e.g. http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=587 ) and you have to find a way to get a second and third antenna attached.

The wi-fi card in the Macbook Pro/Santa Rosa is Atheros-based (AR5418)
and supports 802.11n.

That said, I'm not sure of the form factor.

Ciao,
/tony