Re: Setting 'n' or 'a' Mode, and WPA2?

[Delphi Real Estate <Info@delphi-real-estate.com>]

Wow, surely this is not unknown by some of you guys.  Isn't anyone using 'a' mode or 5GHz 'n' mode?  WPA2?

Will you please advise?


On Saturday 27 December 2008 7:06:56 Delphi Real Estate wrote:
> 
> I want to switch to 802.11a for streaming media, so I'm not polluting everyone else's bandwidth.  Does anyone know how I set the 4965 to 'a' or 'n' only?  Is there any way to set it to dual-band for the new routers which send normal traffic on 'g' and stream on 'a'?  How do I set it to WPA2 only?  
> 
> IOW, how do I control this card?  Instructions are nowhere to be found.
> 
> Currently my /etc/network/interfaces file is set thus and works (Network Manager is uninstalled and I don't trust it):
> iface wlan0 inet static
> pre-up /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 txpower 5
> pre-up ip link set wlan0 up
> address 192.168.1.1
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 192.168.1.5
> wireless-essid Hex
> wpa-scan-ssid 0
> wpa-ap-scan 1
> wpa-ssid Hex
> wpa-psk Freeasinfreedom
> 
> 
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