>> I'll need an 802.11n PCI-E card that does 300Mbps and works in AP mode >> for the router. Does anyone know of such a card? I've read that >> these 300 Mbps cards use Realtek chips and don't work in AP mode >> although that info could be outdated: > > Check out the table here: > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers > > It will let you see which drivers have AP support as well as 802.11n > support. There are a couple others with some AP support, but basically > an ath9k-supported chipset is your only choice at the moment for a > mature AP mode, as far as I know. > >> This one is said to be an Atheros chip so it should have better >> support but it only goes to 150Mbps: > > Without the 5 GHz band I doubt you'd ever see above 150Mbps anyway. > It's more of a theoretical max for 2.4 GHz but I wouldn't expect to > see it actually happen, unless you live in a land without wireless > interference. :) My AP and all clients claim to support 300Mbps but > I've never seen it with my own eyes. > > I don't notice much of a speed difference at all between the 802.11g > turbo modes (108 Mbps+) and 802.11n in my house. Both are noticeably > faster than plain old 54Mbit 802.11g, though.
Thanks Paul. I'm working on it and I'll post here if I find one. Should I need only one wireless card in my router to connect to both the clients and a wireless bridge which is connected to the WAN? - Grant
