Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:21:12 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Wireless <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Intel Alder Lake iwlwifi update Message-ID: <CAJ-VmokNVysPQ8R_KqiCNr0kFt6qV6ei5rS1pP8X%2B-m6Dvs0RA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1t9PFgkfN%2B%2BKOhToeJe-rwS2B%2Be=FOWsJZ8zQcde8fqdw@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Try adding "chanlist 36-165" to the ifconfig create command to limit the channels it'll consider. See if that helps! -adrian On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 at 17:00, Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> wrote: > This week I noted a number of wireless updates and updated my system to > the head yesterday. I now see many 5G channels including my own router. > > ifconfig wlan0 list chan > Channel 1 : 2412 MHz 11g ht Channel 11 : 2462 MHz 11g ht > Channel 2 : 2417 MHz 11g ht Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a vht > Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11g ht Channel 40 : 5200 MHz 11a vht > Channel 4 : 2427 MHz 11g ht Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a vht > Channel 5 : 2432 MHz 11g ht Channel 48 : 5240 MHz 11a vht > Channel 6 : 2437 MHz 11g ht Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a vht > Channel 7 : 2442 MHz 11g ht Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a vht > Channel 8 : 2447 MHz 11g ht Channel 157 : 5785 MHz 11a vht > Channel 9 : 2452 MHz 11g ht Channel 161 : 5805 MHz 11a vht > Channel 10 : 2457 MHz 11g ht Channel 165 : 5825* MHz 11a > > Channel 11 is the one I am connected to while 157 is my 5G channel. My > system still ony will connect to the 2.4G channel, but I want to try > forcing it to the 5M channel. > > Would adding "mode 11a" to the rc.conf entry for this interface be what > has worked for tleast some other? > -- > Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer > E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com > PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div> Try adding "chanlist 36-165" to the ifconfig create command to limit the channels it'll consider. See if that helps!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-adrian</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 at 17:00, Kevin Oberman <<a href="mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com">rkoberman@gmail.com</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"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">This week I noted a number of wireless updates and updated my system to the head yesterday. I now see many 5G channels including my own router.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">> ifconfig wlan0 list chan<br>Channel 1 : 2412 MHz 11g ht Channel 11 : 2462 MHz 11g ht <br>Channel 2 : 2417 MHz 11g ht Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11g ht Channel 40 : 5200 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 4 : 2427 MHz 11g ht Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 5 : 2432 MHz 11g ht Channel 48 : 5240 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 6 : 2437 MHz 11g ht Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 7 : 2442 MHz 11g ht Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 8 : 2447 MHz 11g ht Channel 157 : 5785 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 9 : 2452 MHz 11g ht Channel 161 : 5805 MHz 11a vht <br>Channel 10 : 2457 MHz 11g ht Channel 165 : 5825* MHz 11a </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"> <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Channel 11 is the one I am connected to while 157 is my 5G channel. My system still ony will connect to the 2.4G channel, but I want to try forcing it to the 5M channel.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Would adding "mode 11a" to the rc.conf entry for this interface be what has worked for tleast some other?</div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target="_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a><br></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div>home | help
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