Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 09:36:11 +0000 From: j4wq9pzbjnxb@gazeta.pl To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: Support for Access Point mode for the Intel AX210 card in the iwlwifi driver Message-ID: <e97edd17-158b-7a1d-22a3-9df04b27bd19@gazeta.pl>
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<div>The 11a mode for a card with the Intel AX210 chipset also does not =
work when enabled with standard methods:<br></div><div style=3D"font-size: =
16px;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><i>root@name:~ # ifconfig =
wlan0 create wlandev iwlwifi0 wlanmode hostap mode 11a</i><i><br></i></div>=
<div style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><i>ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2 (wlan0): =
Operation not supported.</i><br></div><div style=3D"font-size: =
16px;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;">I am building a router =
that works and also provides other services. Finally i'm going to =
replace my ISP-provided router with my own hardware. To achieve full =
functionality, support for Multicast is required for IPTV on a bridge with =
both Ethernet and Wi-Fi cards. This can also be done with an external =
router, such as the TP-LINK Archer AX23 with OpenWRT. However, this setup =
introduces double NAT translation, and the TP-LINK device struggles down =
during Multicast handling for IPTV. It often stops working properly, =
and other services no longer function. Additionally, it is impossible to =
connect to the Archer AX23's 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks with any devices =
other than the TV. For these reasons, I opted for the Intel AX210, but =
unfortunately, HOSTAP does not work on this card.</div><div =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><br></div><p data-pm-slice=3D"0 0 []">Best =
Redgards<br></p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;">M.P. <a =
href=3D"mailto:j4wq9pzbjnxb@gazeta.pl" contenteditable=3D"false">j4wq9pzbjn=
xb@gazeta.pl</a> </div><div style=3D"font-size: =
16px;"><br></div><div><br></div><div>W dniu 2024-11-16 02:22:33 =
u=C5=BCytkownik Bjoern A. Zeeb napisa=C5=82:<br></div><blockquote =
style=3D"margin-right:0;margin-left:7px;border-left:2px solid =
orange;padding-left:8px;" class=3D""><pre>On Thu, 14 Nov 2024, =
j4wq9pzbjnxb@gazeta.pl wrote:
>=20
> The Intel AX210 (Wi-Fi 6) card =
does not currently support Access Point (HOSTAP) mode in the iwlwifi driver=
for FreeBSD. The system logs display the message 'HOSTAP mode not supp
> orted,' indicating that this mode is not available. Is there any =
estimate timeline when support for HOSTAP mode will be implemented in the =
driver.
The iwlwifi supports hostap only for 11a and with that is a bit =
special.
I currently have no plans to add HOSTAP support to LinuxKPI for =
iwlwifi;
more likely it'll come with some other drivers in the future which=
make
a lot more sense to run as AP.
/bz
--=20
Bjoern A. Zeeb =
r15:7
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