Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:39:38 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: =?UTF-8?Q?Goran_Meki=C4=87?= <meka@tilda.center> Cc: wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weird (to me) state of iwlwifi 11a Message-ID: <74544eb89fd9840e7597c73f9e12365d@bsdforge.com> In-Reply-To: <ac6177af-8a62-47bd-8361-5b4893131bc3@tilda.center> References: <81a04658-69f0-4b5b-bc53-f5cf63d468a3@tilda.center> <rp417378-2on7-7no1-rq2s-71s36q9s9nn1@mnoonqbm.arg> <ac6177af-8a62-47bd-8361-5b4893131bc3@tilda.center>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 2025-09-30 03:39, Goran Mekić wrote: > On 9/30/25 01:05, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: >> On Mon, 29 Sep 2025, Goran Mekić wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> After watching bz@ talk at this years EuroBSDCon, I learned that iwlwifi >>> supports 11a, but only on newer chipsets. My laptop connects only to 11ng, >>> but here's the weird thing: I see at least one WiFi network on channel 36 >>> through "ifconfig wlan0 scan". I thought that 11a is required to see >>> channel 36, but as a total WiFi noob, I might be totally wrong. Anyway, my >>> question is how to check if my iwlwifi is new enough and why do I see >>> network on channel 36? Thank you! >> >> s/11a/11n and 11ac/ a != ac >> >> /bz >> > I used terminology found in ifconfig(8). Search for "mode mode" in that man > page, > so I really wasn't trying to be smart. Does it mean that man page needs an > update? > > Anyway, I guess being tired from EuroBSDCon trip back home made me forget > post the > mandatory data, so I appologize. I run 15.0-RELEASE and the card is > > # pciconf -lv iwlwifi0@pci0:1:0:0: > iwlwifi0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x028000 rev=0x1a hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 > device=0x2725 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0024 > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > device = 'Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) AX210/AX1675* 2x2 [Typhoon Peak]' > class = network > > Is it new enough? Yes. It's new enough. I'm on: iwlwifi0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz bz@ is on (or testing on) an AX210 (like you). Mine shows: wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 options=0 ether 3c:e9:f7:ec:63:d7 inet 192.168.1.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 inet6 fe80::3ee9:f7ff:feec:63d7%wlan0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 groups: wlan ssid HighwayToHell channel 157 (5785 MHz 11a vht/80+) bssid 10:0c:6b:4d:44:27 regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 17 bmiss 7 mcastrate 6 mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 -ampdutx ampdurx ampdulimit 64k ampdudensity 4 -amsdutx amsdurx shortgi -ldpctx ldpcrx -uapsd vht vht40 vht80 vht160 -vht80p80 wme roaming MANUAL parent interface: iwlwifi0 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet VHT mode 11ac status: associated nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> So you'll easily get the speed and performance you're hoping for. Install net/wifi-firmware-iwlwifi-kmod after installation, perform fwget(8). Which will set your card up in loader.conf(5) as required for your setup. Enjoy. :) HTH --Chris > > Regards, > meka -- There is no such place as the internet [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQENBGf/G0IBCADARuJc6IcwOe3jv7dQsP1X/EIHvCFExPbTmlMNFMXbMMccQUnV o8ayEn+wmTvPhw7uL3PDk7DQs16W1sN2b8UMFc804cVWNGtoG3rA+Np+TFEYlXJx eh5Q42VHptkuwzHKl+q2utkpRlS7uHyfjsInQAoHxLyi/wrsaZTHHhDbLLhJ5Ez0 arohQ2Q1w0M5e9rW8Fy5rpC7RpC6uO1SZMxcbdqURI/BBqxbiD1iW62cDWFkfFX+ dtaEXghFV7BIBMDSrgIunGoEfdMZgXys7O6bPWn8z0cuOZIPj4HrjoCYARyQ+sdc rjz/k06SLM/UvEZDorJhT4DbYrwMNvaPWJiPABEBAAG0HkNocmlzIDxic2QtbGlz dHNAYnNkZm9yZ2UuY29tPokBNQQQAQgAHwUCZ/8bQgYLCQcIAwIEFQgKAgMWAgEC GQECGwMCHgEACgkQVKBqaOUSci8bSwf/fK3QcTYXRMrv82HIp4SiGCSD7/bRmyWr ipv2vzknGFHxPBN4AEWIqF/U4j5oDXaodyU6xsy59Z47/lgbyzyZiVR6nmJVgZVf el/EgwnLt7ZuYGLLEhIN2pd9itJkB8PMPZrUHMWgIw8BxX5YFYGuyiNe9pGn0Coj 98t/v3fouhqksH+BpB4TBHJBBDSxSiMm66VTJX4Xcnpf0ZnQVP4GBuoyodnFBfdI wqftPLESsCC08lUhD2j7v2NRWwMi/q3ed8D6VCKPImBByYnBZL5gu56K5bwqaQfN itu06APuIYnG71qxgn1EPO63lovWP5NZGgOKvzs3K+JfPF79BiOUFbQjQ2hyaXMg PG1haWxvcEBocmNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLm5ldD6JATEEEAEIABwFAmf/G0IGCwkH CAMCBBUICgIDFgIBAhsDAh4BAAoJEFSgamjlEnIvBH8H9RGwzZuU6+zvH1WjQa97 yWpEt9rC+BIBJThev2Cpls2LqBqIeIQVZPnyLAZWgFaiezL6+xbvcNt6OnfidIYa x8iRwCMC6/Bs8H2Wef9qfGxXi+jHPLYQk3juiZVmBhIK6FJZkzaW4wSiawofwzbp zqNxO8dZ0j4foaJZrNi8iqsvKjiiHoSFaJtumIThAeydI18CNLeFaS53sk5nad6I wCYeFKmJ/22dMP7DOFEgyG1iNYgY+AGREMkEsBiLpqYjJ5asK+1UdUy/TRly1hOt HHxCiX0Fh9ZYM2vLIj7sq4LKaMPGeYC3qTqBYugVeyz7LkiI2ft/BKveA5JxuYKk ZrQiQ2hyaXMgPG5hbm9nQGhyY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnMubmV0PokBMgQQAQgAHAUC Z/8bQgYLCQcIAwIEFQgKAgMWAgECGwMCHgEACgkQVKBqaOUSci+4Bwf8D0Ogk2/X ud/CsAgHozwzKPqfesL5SRWM14hLnU9/EHoplnZgNexbVY1wXIi2FYPo5cve9QxW Nmt3S3UTF9j2fGqv0wmeHv3EqogFUHnftLyWpbeTPOFDMIQp/BOD6ygfeXxXWxRT L6zvUkSrDtHvkQHPWGRxwP+ihWjpw9AQR/R4/qAuTAZZM0O7UnJEo4mWXatl+utF wegG2giwFTTxfF+1rMpFtUDjYCpRQ6ZmE+gC1mHUMoH7GJMQv12DbqwKrxtwGfd0 AJNO3ZDnxl24BmIfl1YqQGZQ5iIH7At4YItESbU45hoNNsG9oDrsil78EUCAtXHd UPScj+eXaeAkgrQfQ2hyaXMgPHBvcnRtYXN0ZXJAYnNkZm9yZ2UuY29tPokBMgQQ AQgAHAUCZ/8bQgYLCQcIAwIEFQgKAgMWAgECGwMCHgEACgkQVKBqaOUSci9o7Af+ Lwu5hJlI5HZNGwAll7QTIFZVW+y4OEg+amhxTDGbAAqlnSIkHC1KgkmIOOrThme3 kTFCqfIIsuP73yKxHq6kRG0zH5/7asAPNAUOfzD7B2o/gMyuTRKyG5r9f3UmACr4 6qvtFhIwROXr6+NNT2IKg3l0/8F58A0N/TR8D2PTHeo4x6jYcZQDCrCy7BAdk3cu V16k4z/1UzRa07b5McezbWL20cIaZ+dqNcCjKZpzPlTyTCGgrNNtaDpNVhoWUKMB YNcKql+tfC1IpX8l+IU6OBKcDKMkQojvO1QrZqY8MDJGo8jq/CtotQ8+IpAai3Bx dQEsxrxlcKTR4rUqvd8VGbkBDQRn/xtCAQgAv5Nv/aQN72xsLik+K73PJwpUmyhu vnI6stM6dSecylXVHjZ7C4n/m0eQEeQCl+9lByHR9N8H+WS3DtAd4pmciiIxRQLA JZiuaLYcy9ziy1h7130VoR7hhJHzo9FIhWkTGlCDX3egUZrYhMiwFUO8lNltLB8o TBvIrMSsnUzawtQjq/otv0Jf+oBPbG+gIYnAm7w6r86n/l+eVxf5eEoS7wV0DJfp b2jE5zWErWk8I/tq4e8T+1VQeVQR6wz+NrUCSxkPkpNAm19AFUHOk//yvMGWVlDW F6gr3ErN2a0w/kZ0lz3Msxsb87QT+MnJf/T3cuEqdTIoSk74BfNEAdMohQARAQAB iQEfBBgBCAAJBQJn/xtCAhsMAAoJEFSgamjlEnIvyvIH/26zytSVNDaxtprg7XtX LerIWf9RyVx8omCw/lXKRCcgkfwD7QR+nSZ0thWOGMpcnivjuReeVRkz/webUF47 BXJ/Tge07nrxdtyTIHBbp35fPIriaKaII6YWc2Ufdxwv+cD8PADS6gQWAlgrWLmn VmYtyHs4kwtiPZyUyuBdWnZal2GyYY0WVwYjvbk95eInwOaIdoTjesJ7ZhUFu155 r4hh9GlvM0uv8WJ5Mw9wvHa5fIM205I5g0IWC7yvTwwwKHlV4JQQOqMwfv569OEl 1GKqA12nSVziB1+UV+I0NqOABWi/MOi+IySPzYP+XgdPfRNx4vmoHYZwWOQ3t4Jd TEM= =oj6y -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----home | help
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