RE: [Madwifi-users] can someone explain chip set compatability (Atheros 5001X+)?

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Is there any timeframe on this?

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> From: mad...@li...=20
> [mailto:mad...@li...] On Behalf=20
> Of Greg Chesson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: Henry Qian
> Cc: Frank Jones; mad...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Madwifi-users] can someone explain chip set=20
> compatability (Atheros 5001X+)?
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> That is correct.   We had hoped to support the 5112 before it reached=20
> the market,
> but lost that race.   That is near the top of the priority list.
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> Henry Qian wrote:
> > I think the driver doesn't support AR5112 RoC yet.
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> > Henry Qian
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> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     *From:* Frank Jones [mailto:fra...@ho...]
> >     *Sent:* Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:44 AM
> >     *To:* mad...@li...
> >     *Subject:* [Madwifi-users] can someone explain chip set
> >     compatability (Atheros 5001X+)?
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> >     Hi,
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> >     I'm very confused with this whole chipset business.  To witt,
> >     Netgear's WAG511 uses the Atheros 5001X+ chipset.  Atheros's web
> >     site says that this chipset consists of:
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> >     -AR5111 5GHz Radio-on-a-chip (RoC)
> >     -AR5212 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor
> >     -AR2111 2.4GHz RoC
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> >     So, among many many other things, what I don't get is=20
> this - this
> >     driver says it supports 802.11a/b/g for Atheros=20
> chipsets including
> >     AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 - am I only supposed to look at the
> >     MAC/baseband processor chip to see if the driver=20
> supports my card
> >     (i.e. the RoCs have nothing to do with driver compatability)?
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> >     Best,
> >     =20
> >     frank
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> >    =20
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