interesting, why is MCS range just 0-7, which means no HT? xxiao --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Kunal Gangakhedkar <kunal.gangakhedkar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Kunal Gangakhedkar <kunal.gangakhedkar@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ath9k-devel] Test for N-mode from userspace? > To: ath9k-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: "linux-wireless" <linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel > -- 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
