On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 00:28 +0100, Markus Feldmann wrote: > Hi All, > > i am searching for a wireless card with the following attributes: > +linux compatible > +b/g/n or a/b/g/n network compatible > +opensource driver > +productive and stable to use under Linux > +not to old chip > +atheros chip preferred > +PCI > +usable in Master Mode(Access Point) I'm using an ath9k in AP mode, and it seem to work well for me. My card is a PCI one. altough no a only b/g/n: wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Frequency:2.442 GHz Tx-Power=20 dBm And I use only g, I'm not sure if n works yet. > > I still found some cards which are nice, but maybe too old: > Linksys WMP300N (only b/g) > D-Link DWA-547 (b/g/n, PCI ?) > > Some further Questions to help me decide: > Is the Atheros Chip AR5xxx older than the AR9xxx? > What is the advantage of 3 antennas instead of only 2 or 1? ath9k is more recent and its driver seem more actively developed than ath5k. Denis. -- 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
