Re: [Astlinux-users] AstLinux and newer generation Atheros cards

[Ken C. <ke...@me...>]

ast...@el... wrote:
> So apparently there is a monster 600mW miniPCI card available now. I don't
> even know if that's legal for a person to use in some countries unless you
> have a HAM radio license or something, depending on the type of antenna
> you use.
>   

We have some detailed pictures of the card and supplied ground cable on 
our site:

http://metrix.net/ubiquiti-extereme-range-2-xr2-p-59.html

To the best of my knowledge it will not ship till April, at least that 
is the case for us. We have a few modules
on hand for testing in the interim.

In addition to having 600mw max output power the receive sensitivity is 
also very good, it can be grounded
to prevent ESD damage and it is designed to withstand harsh climate. 
Honestly for an AstLinux box this card is
probably way overkill if you just using it as a local Access Point.

> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/wireless_hardware/ubiquiti_networks_releases_extremerange2_xr2_wifi_card_for_linux_with_a_600.html
> http://www.ubnt.com/xtreme_range2.php4
> http://www.wisp-router.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=XR2&eq=&Tp=
>
> Says it's a 6th generation Atheros device, and works with MADWIFI. Does
> this mean it should work out-of-the-box with AstLinux?
>   
Yes it should work with Madwifi-NG out of the box. I have tested it, but 
not on the AstLinux distributed drivers. I can do that this week and
report back.

-Ken

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