Re: Looking for 3x3 Atheros NICs using ath9k driver.

[Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>]

On 05/02/2011 03:00 PM, Pat Erley wrote:
> On 05/02/11 16:51, Ben Greear wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> We are trying to find some Atheros NICs that support 3x3
>> MIMO, but we are having a hard time.
>>
>> We mistakenly ordered some Ubiquity SR71-A NICs, but those aren't
>> even supported by ath9k it seems (visible chipset is AR9160-AC1E).
>> There are some other SR71 NICs that *do* work (AR9160-BC1A), but
>> hard to order that specific version.
>>
>> Sparklan seems to make one based on AR9380, but they are not
>> in stock any place we could find.
>>
>> Anyone know of any others that are available to the public
>> in small quantities?
>>
> I've ordered from Oxfordtec a few times:
>
> http://www.oxfordtec.com/us/MiniPCI-Wireless-Cards-802.11n---300Mbps/c36_40/p127/SparkLAN-WMIA-199N-WLAN-802.11n-draft-wifi-2.4/5Ghz-dual-band-3T/3R-Module-%28Atheros-AR9001-AR9160-XSPAN%29-Wireless-miniPCI-card/product_info.html

Thanks, I just ordered one of the industrial versions of that NIC.

I also found a possible source for the sparklan.  Doesn't say they are out
of stock, but maybe they just don't keep track on their web page...

http://www.embeddedworks.net/psummary.php?mn=sparklan&mid=sparklan211

Thanks,
Ben

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