802.11-N Howto

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 You wouldn't call that tweaking? What difference does that make? Do you know tools that do this or not? Why can't anyone just answer that question?

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Chan <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Mon, Nov 2, 2009 3:22 am
Subject: Re: 802.11-N Howto











>
> 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.

>
> The nic in this computer is a DWA-556 Xtreme N PCI Express Desktop Adapter
>
> the output of lspci -v | less is:
>
> 03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless 
Network Adapter (rev 01)
>
>         Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 3a70
>
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>
>         Memory at cfdf0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
>
>         Capabilities: <access denied>
>
>         Kernel driver in use: ath9k
>
>         Kernel modules: ath9k
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
>
I would not call setting that stuff tweaking...I thought you had other 
issues. I shall let others step in now.

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