Re: Dell DW1601 (WIL6210)

2017-03-21 Thread Lior David 
On 3/21/2017 2:21 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> (adding wil6210 list)
> 
> "Konstantin Koslowski"  writes:
> 
>> I recently acquired a few Dell DW1601 cards and after a few initial
>> searches it sounded like they could be used to connect to each other.
>> Now it seems that they do not have the wifi connectivity enabled, just WBE.
>>
>> relevant lspci output:
>> 03:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 PCI Express Root Port
>> [1ae9:0101] (rev 04)
>> 04:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 PCI Express Port 
>> [1ae9:0200] (rev 04)
>> 04:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 Wireless PCI Express
>> Port [1ae9:0201] (rev 14)
>> 04:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 Wireless PCI Express
>> Port [1ae9:0201] (rev 14)
>> 05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless
>> Network Adapter [168c:0034] (rev 01)
>>
>> So the wifi device does not show up. Seems it needs a different firmware.
> 
> I was told that this an older device and it only supports WBE, not
> Wi-Fi. So it's not actually supported by wil6210.
> 
Here are some alternative devices which have 11ad chip supported by wil6210 
driver:
Acer has a few laptops with a compatible 11ad chip. You can go to this site:
http://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/professional-models/laptops/travelmatep6
Currently the 11ad models do not appear there but I hope it is just a temporary
shortage.
The TP-LINK AD7200 and NETGEAR NightHawk X10 routers contain 11ad which is
supported by wil6210:
http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5506_AD7200.html
https://www.netgear.com/landings/ad7200/

Thanks,
Lior

Re: Dell DW1601 (WIL6210)

2017-03-21 Thread Kalle Valo 
(adding wil6210 list)

"Konstantin Koslowski"  writes:

> I recently acquired a few Dell DW1601 cards and after a few initial
> searches it sounded like they could be used to connect to each other.
> Now it seems that they do not have the wifi connectivity enabled, just WBE.
>
> relevant lspci output:
> 03:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 PCI Express Root Port
> [1ae9:0101] (rev 04)
> 04:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 PCI Express Port [1ae9:0200] 
> (rev 04)
> 04:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 Wireless PCI Express
> Port [1ae9:0201] (rev 14)
> 04:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Wilocity Ltd. Wil6200 Wireless PCI Express
> Port [1ae9:0201] (rev 14)
> 05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless
> Network Adapter [168c:0034] (rev 01)
>
> So the wifi device does not show up. Seems it needs a different firmware.

I was told that this an older device and it only supports WBE, not
Wi-Fi. So it's not actually supported by wil6210.

-- 
Kalle Valo