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If you're satisfied with 802.11n then ath9k is IMHO the best. Only driver that does not require a magic firmware blob, and has all the bufferbloat reduction features.

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Yeah, but I don't know any blob-less driver for 802.11ac. Which is weird really. Why can't they make their firmware open?

For the record, Atheros is a subsidiary of Qualcomm.

Edit: wrong preposition

Yes, but Atheros was acquired by Qualcomm much later than the release of ath9k (2011 and 2008, respectively).

True.

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