From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from web55305.mail.re4.yahoo.com ([206.190.58.184]:36864 "HELO web55305.mail.re4.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752370AbZJTRfH convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:35:07 -0400 Message-ID: <411169.20125.qm@web55305.mail.re4.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:28:31 -0700 (PDT) From: xxiao Reply-To: austinxxh-ath9k@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] Test for N-mode from userspace? To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, Kunal Gangakhedkar Cc: linux-wireless In-Reply-To: <200910202112.30660.kunal.gangakhedkar@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: interesting, why is MCS range just 0-7, which means no HT? xxiao --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Kunal Gangakhedkar wrote: > From: Kunal Gangakhedkar > Subject: [ath9k-devel] Test for N-mode from userspace? > To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > Cc: "linux-wireless" > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10:42 AM > Hi, > > Is it possible to check for whether the N-mode is alive on > the laptop and not > blocked by the OEM (HP)? > > I don't have access to an N-mode AP to try to associate and > check; but I'm > planning to buy a new AP/router - so, might as well go for > one having N-mode > now that it's standardised. > > The device I have is AR9285 - which does have N mode > support as per the > following iwconfig output: > > kunal@plutonium:~$ iwconfig wlan0 > wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  > ESSID:"Kunal-home" >           Mode:Managed  > Frequency:2.432 GHz  Access Point: 00:1A:70:EE:8D:62 >           Bit Rate=5.5 > Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm >           Retry  long > limit:7   RTS > thr:off   Fragment thr:off >           Power Management:on >           Link Quality=70/70  > Signal level=-35 dBm >           Rx invalid nwid:0  > Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0 >           Tx excessive > retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed > beacon:0 > > > lspci -v output: > 08:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. > AR9285 Wireless > Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)      >                 >                 >             >         Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard > Company Device 3040 >         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, > latency 0, IRQ 17 >         Memory at d1200000 (64-bit, > non-prefetchable) [size=64K] >         Capabilities: [40] Power > Management version 3 >         Capabilities: [50] Message > Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- > Queue=0/0Enable- >         Capabilities: [60] Express > Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 >         Capabilities: [100] Advanced > Error Reporting >         Capabilities: [140] Virtual > Channel >         Capabilities: [160] Device > Serial Number 12-14-24-ff-ff-17-15-00 >         Capabilities: [170] Power > Budgeting >         Kernel driver in use: ath9k >         Kernel modules: ath9k > > > iw list output: > Wiphy phy0              >                 >               >     >         Band 1:      >                 >                 >     >                 HT > capabilities: 0x104e          >         >                 >         * 20/40 MHz operation  >           >                 >         * SM PS disabled    >               >                 >         * 40 MHz short GI    >             >                 >         * max A-MSDU len 3839  >           >                 >         * DSSS/CCK 40 MHz    >             >                 HT > A-MPDU factor: 0x0003 (65535 bytes)    >                 HT > A-MPDU density: 0x0006 (8 usec)    >     >                 HT > MCS set: ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 >                 HT > TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported:        >             >     >                 >         MCS index 0      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 1      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 2      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 3      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 4      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 5      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 6      >                 >                 >   >                 >         MCS index 7      >                 >                 >   >                 > Frequencies:              >                 >               >     >                 >         * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)  >                 >         >                 >         * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm) >                 >         * 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) > (passive scanning) >                 >         * 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) > (passive scanning) >                 >         * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) >                 > Bitrates (non-HT): >                 >         * 1.0 Mbps >                 >         * 2.0 Mbps (short preamble > supported) >                 >         * 5.5 Mbps (short preamble > supported) >                 >         * 11.0 Mbps (short preamble > supported) >                 >         * 6.0 Mbps >                 >         * 9.0 Mbps >                 >         * 12.0 Mbps >                 >         * 18.0 Mbps >                 >         * 24.0 Mbps >                 >         * 36.0 Mbps >                 >         * 48.0 Mbps >                 >         * 54.0 Mbps >         max # scan SSIDs: 4 >         Supported interface modes: >               >    * IBSS >               >    * managed >               >    * AP >               >    * AP/VLAN >               >    * monitor >               >    * mesh point > > Thanks, > Kunal > _______________________________________________ > ath9k-devel mailing list > ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel >