Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 07:33:49 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Pero Orsolic <bsd@orsolic.org> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: iwx status report Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmok3TUs-_ym98yNZGXmWHZcoRSb7u3c2iPbSSmaJyQA9EQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BCdU3PeFbwQIh3VLyWw1JKakH_X89haGRvU3OlgcxUKYDH_uhwd5MR5piRPOWPx2TD0FUWUgYo3AR1Fkf5JCDs7GwmeAa1oYQMXcOBAkiJs=@orsolic.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 at 23:08, Pero Orsolic <bsd@orsolic.org> wrote: > Just stopping by to say thank you for iwx import! > > I can now enjoy in 200 Mbps speeds (out of 300 MBps internet connection) > on my laptop. > All that without much fuss (wifibox Linux VM forwarding). > > It works with my AX200 card, but it doesn't work with AX210 card - it > couldn't find the firmware (even if it is installed in /boot/firmware/). > Another person reported the same problem here: > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=285905 > > As far I understand iwx driver was import from OpenBSD (where it is > limited to non-ac/ax speeds)? > I thought 11ac was working fine on OpenBSD. > What's the difference between iwx and iwlwifi? Who will "win" in the end? > There's no "winner", only "options" and "enable development of both native and linuxkpi drivers". That's our goals right now. > On my desktop, I am using OpenBSD VM as a router (with PCI passthru) and > Alpine Linux as WLAN AP (also with PCI passthru, but with patched atk > driver to work as 5 GHz AP). > Is it possible to replace that Linux AP with native iwx/iwlwifi/ath > FreeBSD 5GHz AP? > > You can already do an ath(4) 11n AP just fine on freebsd. I really need to finish my initial ath10k port (it works though!) and get it into the tree so I can shuffle it forward along the hardware support line. > Also, from my iwx laptop, now I can't connect to that Alpine AP. Other > devices (Android phones) work, other 5GHz WLANs from iwx laptop also work. > Any hints? What channel/mode is the alpine AP running on? Does iwx see it using "ifconfig wlan0 list scan" ? -adrian [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 at 23:08, Pero Orsolic <<a href="mailto:bsd@orsolic.org">bsd@orsolic.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Just stopping by to say thank you for iwx import!<br> <br> I can now enjoy in 200 Mbps speeds (out of 300 MBps internet connection) on my laptop.<br> All that without much fuss (wifibox Linux VM forwarding).<br> <br> It works with my AX200 card, but it doesn't work with AX210 card - it couldn't find the firmware (even if it is installed in /boot/firmware/). Another person reported the same problem here: <a href="https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=285905" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=285905</a><br>; <br> As far I understand iwx driver was import from OpenBSD (where it is limited to non-ac/ax speeds)?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I thought 11ac was working fine on OpenBSD.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> What's the difference between iwx and iwlwifi? Who will "win" in the end?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There's no "winner", only "options" and "enable development of both native and linuxkpi drivers". That's our goals right now.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> On my desktop, I am using OpenBSD VM as a router (with PCI passthru) and Alpine Linux as WLAN AP (also with PCI passthru, but with patched atk driver to work as 5 GHz AP).<br> Is it possible to replace that Linux AP with native iwx/iwlwifi/ath FreeBSD 5GHz AP?<br> <br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You can already do an ath(4) 11n AP just fine on freebsd. I really need to finish my initial ath10k port (it works though!) and get it into the tree so I can shuffle it forward along the hardware support line.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> Also, from my iwx laptop, now I can't connect to that Alpine AP. Other devices (Android phones) work, other 5GHz WLANs from iwx laptop also work. Any hints?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>What channel/mode is the alpine AP running on?</div><div><br></div><div>Does iwx see it using "ifconfig wlan0 list scan" ?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-adrian</div><div> <br></div></div></div>home | help
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