Hi, Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of cards on amazon that are 802.11AC what is that? Should I go with AC or N? I only have N networking equipment. Thanks. Dave. On 5/25/17, Jason White via Blind-sysadmins wrote:

It might be worth looking for a device that supports HostAP mode (i.e., it can operate as a wireless access point, if necessary). When I last checked (some years ago), Atheros-based cards could do this, but I'm sure they're not alone.

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Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of cards on amazon that are 802.11AC what is that?

It's the faster, and better, successor standard to 802.11n. Devices are backward-compatible with 802.11n access points, thus I would recommend buying an 802.11ac adapter so that you don't have to upgrade it when you start using 802.11ac access points. At home, I have a router running OpenWRT, which supports 802.11ac, as do some of my newer devices.

That’s correct, 802.11AD is a new standard for in room wireless for attaching accessories and things. It does not penetrate walls and propagate far because of the super high frequency range it uses but the in room idea is a cool one. Mainly meant for use with virtual reality gear as I understand it.

On May 25, 2017, at 12:28 PM, Bill Dengler wrote:

And now there’s 802.11AD I think…

Bill

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On May 25, 2017, at 3:24 PM, Jason White via Blind-sysadmins wrote:

David Mehler wrote:

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Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of cards on amazon that are 802.11AC what is that?

It's the faster, and better, successor standard to 802.11n.

Devices are backward-compatible with 802.11n access points, thus I would recommend buying an 802.11ac adapter so that you don't have to upgrade it when you start using 802.11ac access points.

At home, I have a router running OpenWRT, which supports 802.11ac, as do some of my newer devices.

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Hello, My networking equipment, routers, and the like, are n, not AC and I don't have the budget to update them at the moment, that's why I'm looking for a dual frequency n USB card. Thanks. Dave. On 5/25/17, Scott Granados wrote:

So 802.11AC is basically using a higher density quad modulation scheme as well as functions on the 5 GHZ band for more literal bandwidth. Another feature is beam forming which allows the signal to bar focused rather than just radiated in all directions. You can use AC adapters on N routers although when possible you should upgrade to AC if you can. I’m all AC now on my home network and it’s working very very well.

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On May 25, 2017, at 11:19 AM, David Mehler wrote:

Hi,

Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of cards on amazon that are 802.11AC what is that?

Should I go with AC or N? I only have N networking equipment.

Thanks. Dave.

On 5/25/17, Jason White via Blind-sysadmins wrote:

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It might be worth looking for a device that supports HostAP mode (i.e., it can operate as a wireless access point, if necessary). When I last checked (some years ago), Atheros-based cards could do this, but I'm sure they're not alone.

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Hello, My networking equipment, routers, and the like, are n, not AC and I don't have the budget to update them at the moment, that's why I'm looking for a dual frequency n USB card. Thanks. Dave. On 5/25/17, Scott Granados wrote:

So 802.11AC is basically using a higher density quad modulation scheme as well as functions on the 5 GHZ band for more literal bandwidth. Another feature is beam forming which allows the signal to bar focused rather than just radiated in all directions. You can use AC adapters on N routers although when possible you should upgrade to AC if you can. I’m all AC now on my home network and it’s working very very well.

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On May 25, 2017, at 11:19 AM, David Mehler wrote:

Hi,

Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of cards on amazon that are 802.11AC what is that?

Should I go with AC or N? I only have N networking equipment.

Thanks. Dave.

On 5/25/17, Jason White via Blind-sysadmins wrote:

...

It might be worth looking for a device that supports HostAP mode (i.e., it can operate as a wireless access point, if necessary). When I last checked (some years ago), Atheros-based cards could do this, but I'm sure they're not alone.

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