Dear all, I am looking for a Wi-Fi adapter with the following specs: a) Operates at 5GHz b) Supports 802.11n and optionally 802.11ac c) USB interface d) SMA connector for external antenna(s) e) It is supported by mac80211, and supports mesh mode I have done a survey and found only two devices that meet the previous requirements, and they are only 802.11n. Most of the 802.11ac adapters that I can find use the RT8812AU chipset, which as far as I know is not supported by mac80211. Are there any plans to support this chipset? I am pasting here a list of adapters, and I would appreciate if anyone who has experimented with them could provide feedback on whether my understanding is correct. Best Regards Daniel LIST OF ADAPTERS: ================ 1) ALFA AWUS051NH 2.4/ 5GHz Dual Band: link: http://www.wifi-antennas.co.uk/alfa-awus051nh-2-4-5ghz-dual-band-300mbps-usb-wifi-dongle-with-rp-sma-antenna-4547.html chipset: Ralink RT2870 A/B/G/N mac80211 support: YES. rt2800usb. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb#external_links mac80211s mesh support: YES. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers 2) Sveon SNT1022 link: http://sveon.com/tienda/adaptador-lan-wifi-usb-dual-band-doble-antena-rp-sma-snt1022/ chipset: Ralink 3572 A/B/G/N mac80211 support: YES. rt2800usb. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb mac80211s mesh support: YES. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers 3) EDIMAX EW-7811USC link: http://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/global/wireless_adapters_ac600_dual-band/ew-7811usc/ chipset: Realtek RTL8812AU. AC/A/B/G/N mac80211 support: NO. Not supported by rtlwifi. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl819x mac8011 mesh support: NO. 4) ALFA AWUS036HAC 1200 link: http://www.alfanetworkeurope.eu/en/alfa-awus036hac-ac1200-dual-band-ultra-fast-wifi-u.html chipset: Realtek RTL8812AU. AC/A/B/G/N. link: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/List_of_802.11ac_Hardware mac80211 support: NO. mac80211s support: NO. 5) ASUS USB-AC56 link: http://www.asus.com/de/Networking/USBAC56/ chipset: Realtek RTL8812AU. AC/B/G/N. https://wikidevi.com/wiki/List_of_802.11ac_Hardware mac80211 support: NO. mac80211s support: NO. 6) ABOCOM AU7212 link: http://www.abocom.com.tw/product.aspx?id=180 chipset: Mediatek MT7610U. AC/A/B/G/N mac80211 support: NO. mac80211s support: NO. 7) D-LINK DWA-172 link: http://www.dlink-forum.info/showthread.php?tid=3006 chipset: Realtek RTL8812AU. mac80211 support: NO. mac80211s support: NO. 8) HAWKING HD65U link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164060 chipset: Realtek RTL8812AU. mac80211 support: NO. mac80211s support: NO. -- 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
