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Anyone doing Linux 802.11n?

  • 08-01-2008 12:32pm
    #1
    Dorsanty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭


    I've been meaning to get my PC onto 802.11n since my router and laptop are both capable.

    Looking for advise. Anyone doing 802.11n in linux yet?
    What hardware you using?

    I'm looking at, Intel 4965AGN,
    €33 from Elara, http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1413407#spec

    So that plus the Intel's iwlwifi open source drivers should get me up and running. Anyone see a problem that I don't?


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  • #2
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    Yes , I do , I have painful experience of it ,

    The problem is that 802.11n is not finished yet , only draft n standards exist and these are not really standards , the issues happen when you mix hardware from different suppliers , ideally 802.11n should be kept in the 5ghz bracket , the hardware you linked too is dual band so that should be OK , but is your other hardware dual band , if not , you may find that they do not play nice together at all , the result being crippled speeds ,

    The same issues happen if you introduce any 802.11G devices into the network , it hobbles it , and reduces the speed to lower than just a G network.


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