> I would like also to report that I did a very simple test connecting > a couple of Atheros card with a coaxial cable (impedances adapted and > both systems are connected to the same ground). The two PCs involved > are running x86 Linux 2.6.24-rc2 when using ath5k and Linux 2.6.23 > when using standard Madwifi code. I see that independently of the > channel rate (from 1Mb/s to 54Mb/s) I always get better performances > with standard Madwifi code. Could this depend on how queues are > handled on the ath5k code? > > Regards, > FG > Not only queues but mostly tx power setting imho, we don't initialize phy properly if we don't set tx power the right way. Madwifi/binary hal knows how to propertly initialize phy so it has better performace over ath5k. This is mostly seen in OFDM operation (a/g). -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
