802.11-N Howto

[Christopher Chan]

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> Ok, here are the details:

Ouch, nevermind the part about not top posting. Your mailer messes 
things up so bad you better just top post or change your mua.

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> The nic in this computer is a DWA-556 Xtreme N PCI Express Desktop Adapter
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> the output of lspci -v | less is:
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> 03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
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>         Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 3a70
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>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
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>         Memory at cfdf0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
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>         Capabilities: <access denied>
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>         Kernel driver in use: ath9k
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>         Kernel modules: ath9k
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> If memory serves, this is the same kernel module (by name) that I used during my last Linux install (SuSE). I did not have this problem then but then I did not use it that often.
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> Are there not gui tools for configuring the connection parameters 802.11 b/g/n, WPA/WPA2, TKIP/AES without having to make changes at the driver level?
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> I would like to try to force 802.11-n/WPA2/AES. Why someone would make a tool that says WPA/WPA2 as if the two are synonymous is beyond me. Those are two standards have very important distinctions.
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I would not call setting that stuff tweaking...I thought you had other 
issues. I shall let others step in now.