[ath9k-devel] AMSDU and AMPDU packet aggregation in ath9k

[Kevin Wilson <wkevils@gmail.com>]

Hello,

>Another tool is to download drivers and
>firmware for the various versions and try to know the chipset before
>you make the purchase.

Thanks; downloading drivers from the web and looking on their names, can work
in many cases; however , I recently had a case with edimax when the
driver was an *.exe file, from which it was impossible to know
which driver was it (unless I try to install it on windows, an OS
which I don't use).

see :Edimax EW-7728
http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pl1_id=1&pl2_id=44&pl3_id=126&pd_id=225


BTW, how can you know from the firmware the chipset?

Rgs,
Kevin



On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Stephen Gutknecht (hilltx)
<stephen@hilltx.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:53 AM, Kevin Wilson <wkevils@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am quite bewildered:
>> Now, according to that ath9k wiki page, DWA-547 RangeBooster N650
>> Desktop Adapter
>> from D-LINK has an <AR5416+AR2133> ?chip and so it runs ath9k driver.
>> However , I googled
>> for it and I saw in some places that the manufacturer is DLINK but it
>> has a Ralink
>> chipset !! for example,
>> http://www.modem-help.co.uk/D-Link/DWA-547-11n-RangeBooster-N-Desktop-Adapter.html
>>
>> Could it be that there are two types of this DWA-547 RangeBooster card,
>> one with Atheros and one with Ralink ? How can I know? I am buying it online.
>> ( also when buying in a store, they do not permit it).
>
> Kevin,
>
> This is a long-standing industry practice. ?As long as consumers
> tolerate it, it will continue.
>
> Mail order is luck of the draw. ?A retail store, you can try to
> collaborate version numbers or serial numbers that are often printed
> on the outside of the box. ?Another tool is to download drivers and
> firmware for the various versions and try to know the chipset before
> you make the purchase.
>
> ?Stephen
>