Dual-band 802.11n support, in AP mode?

[Adrian Chadd]

Hi,

Your best bet is to buy one of the supported Atheros 802.11n NICs -
AR5416, AR9160, AR9220.

AR9285 didn't come in a PCI flavour.

The AR9227 is a PCI version of the AR9287, but it's 2GHz only.

You can find PCI D-Link adaptors that have either AR9220 or AR5416
NICs in them. Be sure it's "dual band". Otherwise you could hunt down
a PCI->MiniPCI cradle and use that. There are a lot more mini-PCI NICs
out thre.



Adrian

On 30 September 2012 07:21, Chuck Burns <break19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Subject pretty much says it all.
>
> I am in the market for a supported dual-band 802.11n wifi adapter, that can
> be used with FreeBSD to run as an access point.
>
> I have an old athlonxp 2000 that I intend to make into a custom router, but
> need to find a PCI (not PCI-e) or USB2.x adapter that I can use to provide
> wireless service to my home.
>
> I have 2 gigabit cards in the box already, as well as an external 5port
> gigabit switch..
>
> I also have a single-band 2.4ghz .11n router currently, that I am using as
> an AP-only, but I would like to support the 5ghz band.
>
> I am open to the idea of simply replacing the router with a dual-band AP..
> but I would prefer a PCI adapter.
>
> Any ideas on supported chipsets/adapters that meet these requirements?
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck Burns <break19 at gmail.com>
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