On 11-11-14 11:54, Efill wrote: > >>>>>> I’m trying to get the 7260 to act as an AP on the 5G band. > Unfortunately > it seems to be impossible due to the „no IR“ reg domain restriction done by > the > Intel >firmware internally (this is what I’ve googled so far..). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Could someone explain to me the technical background of this. As far > as > I understood the regulation if DFS and TPC are used, most of the 5G channels > are > allowed. >Did I miss something? What’s the point of restricting the IR then? > >>>> > >>>> This is not true world wide. With the devices currently available, you > >>>> can't have IR in 5GHz. > >>>> > >> > >> Even so I don't want to teach you wrong, a quick look at wikipedia > reveals a > slightly different view on this: > >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#5.C2.A0GHz_.28802.11a.2Fh.2Fj.2Fn.2Fac.29.5B17.5D > > > >> > >> I mean that's exactly what's the linux kernel reg domain stuff ( > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/Regulatory/processing_rules ) is > meant > to manage, isn't it? > >> > >>> Let me clarify, with *Intel* devices currently available, you will not > >>> be able to have IR in 5GHz. > >> > >> That's the reason I wrote the mail in the first place. I wasn't able to > use > AP mode at 5G. Wich I found out by myself and didn't read somewhere e.g. at > http://>wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi . If it's that clear and > obvious, why not state it there? I would have saved me 50 Euros and some > hours... > >> > >> Just a feeling, but I guess asking something like "Why?" wouldn't help me > in > understanding, right? This is just some marketing decision at Intel (don't > support 5G AP >mode in consumer WiFi cards) developers have to follow. > >> > >> > >>>>> > >>>>> And finally: Is there a way to get it work? Some other PCI-E chip? > ath10k? > >> > >> Does anyone have a working setup for 5G AP mode with linux using a > (m)PCI(-e) card? Or are there only SoCs available for this job? > > > > Well, I have although I would have no idea where you could buy it. As > > you may guess it is a Broadcom device and comes with my job. > > Dear Arend, > > thanks for acknowledging that at least it's possible ;-) Do you mind > releasing > slightly more information on this? Which chip, connectivity, packaging etc. > I've > tried the Broadcom BCM4360 but had to learn that this one is lacking AP mode > completely...
Currently, I am using BCM4354 and BCM43602. The BCM4360 is a softmac device and the Broadcom wl driver might indeed lack AP support. Regards, Arend > Another question: Did someone had luck getting an Atheros QCA9880 V2 to work > as > an 802.11ac 5G AP? > > > Best, > Efill > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
