On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 08:34:34PM -0400, Nathan Van Ymeren wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am putting together a PCengines machine, and I need some clarification
> about support in OpenBSD for the WLE600vx wifi card. This card claims to
> support 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and uses the Qualcomm Atheros QCA9882 chipset.
> According to PCengines, the card requires the ath10k driver, which I am
> unable to find in the OpenBSD manual.
>
> My understanding is that OpenBSD does not currently support 802.11ac; only
> the 802.11n standard. Is this correct?
>
> Assuming that this is correct, if I were to install the WLE600vx, can I use
> it in "n" mode with OpenBSD until "ac" support is implemented, or is the
> card altogether unsupported?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> N
ath10k devices are not supported. They need a new driver because Atheros
has changed the driver<->hardware interface with this generation of devices.
This has nothing to do with 11n vs 11ac.
