[ath9k-devel] nooby question.

[ath9k-devel] nooby question.

[Dmitri Seletski]

Hello.
I have got myself
THIS

02:06.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5416
802.11a/b/g/n Wireless PCI Adapter (rev 01)
    Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 3a6b
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
    Memory at effe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
    Capabilities: [40] #80 [0000]
    Kernel driver in use: ath9k
    Kernel modules: ath9k


AND THIS
http://www.dlink.co.uk/?go=jN7uAYLx/oIJaWVUDLYZU93ygJVYKuJXStvhLPG3yV3oWIh2g6ltbNlwaaRp7jUkFj2onGQTo48EANrwnfKifhMVve7IbIGxFde18TYNkA==
so shouldbe compatible.
AP is patched to version 2.10
wifi module is from kernel version 2.6.27.7
moment i disable g/a/b icant see card anymore, no matter what i do, i
can't see 300mb speed on it...
it makes me  believe, no 802.11n is working.


do i have to configure software in some magical way?

i did try to change modulation to n only on card and i get for example:

localhost linux # iwconfig wlan0 modu auto
Error for wireless request "Set Modulation" (8B2F) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.

localhost linux # iwconfig wlan0 modu 802.11g
Error for wireless request "Set Modulation" (8B2F) :
    invalid argument "802.11g".

localhost linux # iwlist modulation
lo        no modulation information.

sit0      no modulation information.

eth0      no modulation information.

wmaster0  no modulation information.

wlan0     unknown modulation information.

eth1      no modulation information.


What should i do to enable 802,11n?

Thanks!
Dmitri

[ath9k-devel] nooby question.

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Dmitri Seletski <drjoms@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello.
> I have got myself
> THIS
>
> 02:06.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5416
> 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless PCI Adapter (rev 01)
>    Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 3a6b
>    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
>    Memory at effe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
>    Capabilities: [40] #80 [0000]
>    Kernel driver in use: ath9k
>    Kernel modules: ath9k
>
>
> AND THIS
> http://www.dlink.co.uk/?go=jN7uAYLx/oIJaWVUDLYZU93ygJVYKuJXStvhLPG3yV3oWIh2g6ltbNlwaaRp7jUkFj2onGQTo48EANrwnfKifhMVve7IbIGxFde18TYNkA==
> so shouldbe compatible.
> AP is patched to version 2.10
> wifi module is from kernel version 2.6.27.7
> moment i disable g/a/b icant see card anymore, no matter what i do, i
> can't see 300mb speed on it...
> it makes me  believe, no 802.11n is working.
>
>
> do i have to configure software in some magical way?

2.6.27 didn't get aggregation so you will need a newer kernel to be
able to reap benefits of it (at least 2.6.29 which is not even in RC
release yet). One option is to use compat-wireless:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download

  Luis