AIRETOS AEX-QCA9880-NX - 1.3Gbps Three Chain, Dual Band 802.11ac/abgn WLAN – Extended Temperature Grade, Full Size MiniPCI Express Module

Excellent wireless cards. Using 2 cards in an Arch Linux server running hostapd in AP mode...one at 2.4G and the other at 5G. However, in order to get 5G to work, you will have to do a custom kernel compile to update ath10k driver to ignore regulatory restrictions as the card's eprom is set to world. IMHO...works better than off the shelf wireless routers and access points. Added bonus...cards are designed to be able to run at higher temps. You also need to purchase a Mini PCI-E to PCI-E Wireless Adapter w/ 3 Antenna...or similar card.

My router/wireless access point build includes:* Netgate RCC-VE 2440* Airetos AEX-QCA988-NX* Arch Linux* hostapd providing wlan configuration* dnsmasq for other network addressingWith the netgate hardware I bought this worked with 0 issues. It was immediately detected and was usable with the Linux ath10k driver in AP mode.Pros:3 RX streams3 TX streamswireless ACmini-pcie form factorath10k compatibleCons:- None yet.

Works great. I am using it with hostapd on a custom-built GNU/Linux router. Getting 802.11ac speeds of around 200-300 mbps up/down.

Perfectly working on my DYI wireless router (Ubuntu 16.04LTS) using ath10k - including AP mode.

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