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#1 2026-02-19 12:52:15
- strugglingwriter
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5GHz access points with iwlwifi
I am creating this post to ask questions about the current situation regarding the iwlwifi driver issues that prevent wireless network cards with intel chipsets to function as access points on the 5 GHz frequency.
Expected behavior
The access point successfully detects the regulatory region, gets confirmation by detecting other access points advertising on the 5 GHz band, and starts fulfilling it's purpose.
Intended use case
Creating a wireless access point to bridge a LAN-only router with wireless devices on a 5 GHz band.
Quotes from the wiki
The arch wiki article Software Access Point explains the following:
Since 2019 most Intel devices will no longer provide AP services on the 5 GHz band, due to the firmware mistakenly leaving the Location-Aware Regulatory (LAR) feature enabled even in AP mode. See #Cannot start AP mode in 5 GHz band.
and
Note that recent Intel devices have a Location-Aware Regulatory (LAR) feature, which ignores the userspace regulatory database and instead deduces the regulatory region by listening to other nearby access points. This means the devices will not transmit on any 5 GHz frequencies until they have first seen other access points on the 5 GHz frequency bands, preventing any 5 GHz transmission at all in many cases. Older kernels had an option to disable this which was removed in 2019 due to it causing the firmware to crash. Since this removal, Intel cards supporting LAR can no longer be used as access points in the 5 GHz band.
Unclear sections
Even thought the wiki states that newer Intel devices should not be able to provide AP services on the 5 GHz band in the first quote, the second quote leads me to believe that it should be possible.
If the underlying issue is that the 5 GHz band is disabled unless other nearby devices are advertising on the 5 GHz band, then I don't see how that should pose an issue in my situation, since I live in an urban area with multiple 5 GHz wireless connections being advertised by other routers nearby. Admittedly, I don't understand the drivers and the network stack well. This is just a conclusion I came to from researching hostapd.
Suspected issue
The underlying issue seems to be that the drivers can't detect the regulatory region (AT, Austria) and refuse to advertise on a 5 GHz band as a result. I suspect that solving this issue could make the expected behavior happen, since other access points in my area are advertising on a 5 GHz band.
$ iw reg get | grep -B 1 'country'
global
country 00: DFS-UNSET
--
phy#1 (self-managed)
country AT: DFS-UNSET
--
phy#0
country 99: DFS-UNSETThe output above shows that the regulatory region comes from the userspace database, which is not what the iwlwifi drivers look at with LAR.
Attempted solution
iw reg set ATSetting the regulatory area manually executes without errors, but nothing changes.
Forum posts such as WiFi: `iw reg set US` Has No Effect go over the same issue, but suggest to disable LAR through kernel module parameters, which is not possible since 2019 according to the aforementioned quote.
Hardware Metadata
$ lshw -C network
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
product: Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) AX1775*/AX1790*/BE20*/BE401/BE1750* 2x2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0001:01:00.0
logical name: wlan1
version: 1a
serial: e0:8f:4c:22:9b:42
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=6.12.70-v8-16k+ firmware=92.67ce4588.0 gl-c0-fm-c0-92.uc latency=0 link=no multicast=yes
resources: irq:38 memory:1b80000000-1b80003fff
... $ iw show
Wiphy phy1
wiphy index: 1
max # scan SSIDs: 20
max scan IEs length: 301 bytes
max # sched scan SSIDs: 20
max # match sets: 8
Retry short limit: 7
Retry long limit: 4
Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
Device supports RSN-IBSS.
Device supports AP-side u-APSD.
Device supports T-DLS.
Supported Ciphers:
* WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
* WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
* TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
* CCMP-128 (00-0f-ac:4)
* GCMP-128 (00-0f-ac:8)
* GCMP-256 (00-0f-ac:9)
* CMAC (00-0f-ac:6)
* GMAC-128 (00-0f-ac:11)
* GMAC-256 (00-0f-ac:12)
Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
* P2P-client
* P2P-GO
* P2P-device
Band 1:
Capabilities: 0x19ef
RX LDPC
HT20/HT40
SM Power Save disabled
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 4 usec (0x05)
HT Max RX data rate: 300 Mbps
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
HE Iftypes: managed, P2P-client
HE MAC Capabilities (0x78019a30abc0):
+HTC HE Supported
Trigger Frame MAC Padding Duration: 2
Multi-TID Aggregation Support: 7
Broadcast TWT
32-bit BA Bitmap
OM Control
Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
RX Control Frame to MultiBSS
A-MSDU in A-MPDU
Multi-TID Aggregation TX: 7
UL 2x996-Tone RU
HE PHY Capabilities: (0x023f4e09fd098c160ffc01):
HE40/2.4GHz
Punctured Preamble RX: 15
Device Class: 1
LDPC Coding in Payload
NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
STBC Tx <= 80MHz
STBC Rx <= 80MHz
Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
DCM Max Constellation: 1
DCM Max Constellation Rx: 1
SU Beamformee
Beamformee STS <= 80Mhz: 7
Beamformee STS > 80Mhz: 7
Sounding Dimensions <= 80Mhz: 1
Sounding Dimensions > 80Mhz: 1
Triggered SU Beamforming Feedback
Triggered MU Beamforming Feedback
PPE Threshold Present
Power Boost Factor ar
HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
Max NC: 2
HE ER SU PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
20MHz in 40MHz HE PPDU 2.4GHz
20MHz in 160/80+80MHz HE PPDU
80MHz in 160/80+80MHz HE PPDU
TX 1024-QAM
RX 1024-QAM
RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Compression SIGB
RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Non-Compression SIGB
HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
PPE Threshold 0x61 0x1c 0xc7 0x71
EHT Iftypes: managed, P2P-client
EHT MAC Capabilities (0xa200):
EHT OM Control Supported
EHT PHY Capabilities: (0xdc1f492018660000):
242-tone RU in BW wider than 20MHz Supported
NDP With EHT-LTF And 3.2 µs GI
Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
SU Beamformee
Beamformee SS (80MHz): 7
Beamformee SS (160MHz): 7
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (80MHz): 1
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (160MHz): 1
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (320MHz): 1
Triggered SU Beamforming Feedback
EHT MU PPDU With 4 EHT-LTF And 0.8 µs GI
Max Nc: 1
Tx 1024-QAM And 4096-QAM < 242-tone RU
Rx 1024-QAM And 4096-QAM < 242-tone RU
Common Nominal Packet Padding: 2
Maximum Number Of Supported EHT-LTFs: 1
EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222200000000000000000000):
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 0-7: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=0, Tx=0
HE Iftypes: AP, P2P-GO
HE MAC Capabilities (0x70011a100000):
+HTC HE Supported
Multi-TID Aggregation Support: 7
Broadcast TWT
OM Control
Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 3
HE PHY Capabilities: (0x02200e090009800401c400):
HE40/2.4GHz
LDPC Coding in Payload
NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
STBC Tx <= 80MHz
STBC Rx <= 80MHz
DCM Max Constellation: 1
DCM Max Constellation Rx: 1
Sounding Dimensions <= 80Mhz: 1
Sounding Dimensions > 80Mhz: 1
PPE Threshold Present
HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
HE ER SU PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
TX 1024-QAM
HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
PPE Threshold 0x61 0x1c 0xc7 0x71
EHT Iftypes: AP, P2P-GO
EHT MAC Capabilities (0x8200):
EHT OM Control Supported
EHT PHY Capabilities: (0x0c00000000600000):
242-tone RU in BW wider than 20MHz Supported
NDP With EHT-LTF And 3.2 µs GI
Common Nominal Packet Padding: 2
Maximum Number Of Supported EHT-LTFs: 1
EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222200000000000000000000):
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 0-7: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=20 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=0, Tx=0
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 1.0 Mbps
* 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Frequencies:
* 2412.0 MHz [1] (22.0 dBm)
* 2417.0 MHz [2] (22.0 dBm)
* 2422.0 MHz [3] (22.0 dBm)
* 2427.0 MHz [4] (22.0 dBm)
* 2432.0 MHz [5] (22.0 dBm)
* 2437.0 MHz [6] (22.0 dBm)
* 2442.0 MHz [7] (22.0 dBm)
* 2447.0 MHz [8] (22.0 dBm)
* 2452.0 MHz [9] (22.0 dBm)
* 2457.0 MHz [10] (22.0 dBm)
* 2462.0 MHz [11] (22.0 dBm)
* 2467.0 MHz [12] (22.0 dBm)
* 2472.0 MHz [13] (22.0 dBm)
* 2484.0 MHz [14] (disabled)
Band 2:
Capabilities: 0x19ef
RX LDPC
HT20/HT40
SM Power Save disabled
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 4 usec (0x05)
HT Max RX data rate: 300 Mbps
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
VHT Capabilities (0x039071f6):
Max MPDU length: 11454
Supported Channel Width: 160 MHz
RX LDPC
short GI (80 MHz)
short GI (160/80+80 MHz)
TX STBC
SU Beamformee
MU Beamformee
VHT RX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
VHT TX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
VHT extended NSS: supported
HE Iftypes: managed, P2P-client
HE MAC Capabilities (0x78018a30abc0):
+HTC HE Supported
Trigger Frame MAC Padding Duration: 2
Multi-TID Aggregation Support: 7
Broadcast TWT
32-bit BA Bitmap
OM Control
Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 1
RX Control Frame to MultiBSS
A-MSDU in A-MPDU
Multi-TID Aggregation TX: 7
UL 2x996-Tone RU
HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0c3f4e09fd098c160ffc01):
HE40/HE80/5GHz
HE160/5GHz
Punctured Preamble RX: 15
Device Class: 1
LDPC Coding in Payload
NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
STBC Tx <= 80MHz
STBC Rx <= 80MHz
Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
DCM Max Constellation: 1
DCM Max Constellation Rx: 1
SU Beamformee
Beamformee STS <= 80Mhz: 7
Beamformee STS > 80Mhz: 7
Sounding Dimensions <= 80Mhz: 1
Sounding Dimensions > 80Mhz: 1
Triggered SU Beamforming Feedback
Triggered MU Beamforming Feedback
PPE Threshold Present
Power Boost Factor ar
HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
Max NC: 2
HE ER SU PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
20MHz in 40MHz HE PPDU 2.4GHz
20MHz in 160/80+80MHz HE PPDU
80MHz in 160/80+80MHz HE PPDU
TX 1024-QAM
RX 1024-QAM
RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Compression SIGB
RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Non-Compression SIGB
HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE RX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
PPE Threshold 0x61 0x1c 0xc7 0x71
EHT Iftypes: managed, P2P-client
EHT MAC Capabilities (0x2200):
EHT OM Control Supported
EHT PHY Capabilities: (0xdc1f492018660000):
242-tone RU in BW wider than 20MHz Supported
NDP With EHT-LTF And 3.2 µs GI
Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
SU Beamformee
Beamformee SS (80MHz): 7
Beamformee SS (160MHz): 7
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (80MHz): 1
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (160MHz): 1
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (320MHz): 1
Triggered SU Beamforming Feedback
EHT MU PPDU With 4 EHT-LTF And 0.8 µs GI
Max Nc: 1
Tx 1024-QAM And 4096-QAM < 242-tone RU
Rx 1024-QAM And 4096-QAM < 242-tone RU
Common Nominal Packet Padding: 2
Maximum Number Of Supported EHT-LTFs: 1
EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222222222200000000000000):
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
HE Iftypes: AP, P2P-GO
HE MAC Capabilities (0x70010a100000):
+HTC HE Supported
Multi-TID Aggregation Support: 7
Broadcast TWT
OM Control
Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 1
HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0c200e090009800401c400):
HE40/HE80/5GHz
HE160/5GHz
LDPC Coding in Payload
NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
STBC Tx <= 80MHz
STBC Rx <= 80MHz
DCM Max Constellation: 1
DCM Max Constellation Rx: 1
Sounding Dimensions <= 80Mhz: 1
Sounding Dimensions > 80Mhz: 1
PPE Threshold Present
HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
HE ER SU PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
TX 1024-QAM
HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE RX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
PPE Threshold 0x61 0x1c 0xc7 0x71
EHT Iftypes: AP, P2P-GO
EHT MAC Capabilities (0x0200):
EHT OM Control Supported
EHT PHY Capabilities: (0x0c00000000600000):
242-tone RU in BW wider than 20MHz Supported
NDP With EHT-LTF And 3.2 µs GI
Common Nominal Packet Padding: 2
Maximum Number Of Supported EHT-LTFs: 1
EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222222222200000000000000):
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Frequencies:
* 5180.0 MHz [36] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5200.0 MHz [40] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5220.0 MHz [44] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5240.0 MHz [48] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5260.0 MHz [52] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5280.0 MHz [56] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5300.0 MHz [60] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5320.0 MHz [64] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5340.0 MHz [68] (disabled)
* 5360.0 MHz [72] (disabled)
* 5380.0 MHz [76] (disabled)
* 5400.0 MHz [80] (disabled)
* 5420.0 MHz [84] (disabled)
* 5440.0 MHz [88] (disabled)
* 5460.0 MHz [92] (disabled)
* 5480.0 MHz [96] (disabled)
* 5500.0 MHz [100] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5520.0 MHz [104] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5540.0 MHz [108] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5560.0 MHz [112] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5580.0 MHz [116] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5600.0 MHz [120] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5620.0 MHz [124] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5640.0 MHz [128] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5660.0 MHz [132] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5680.0 MHz [136] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5700.0 MHz [140] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5720.0 MHz [144] (disabled)
* 5745.0 MHz [149] (22.0 dBm)
* 5765.0 MHz [153] (22.0 dBm)
* 5785.0 MHz [157] (22.0 dBm)
* 5805.0 MHz [161] (22.0 dBm)
* 5825.0 MHz [165] (22.0 dBm)
* 5845.0 MHz [169] (22.0 dBm)
* 5865.0 MHz [173] (22.0 dBm)
* 5885.0 MHz [177] (disabled)
* 5905.0 MHz [181] (disabled)
Band 4:
HE Iftypes: managed, P2P-client
HE MAC Capabilities (0x78019230abc0):
+HTC HE Supported
Trigger Frame MAC Padding Duration: 2
Multi-TID Aggregation Support: 7
Broadcast TWT
32-bit BA Bitmap
OM Control
Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 2
RX Control Frame to MultiBSS
A-MSDU in A-MPDU
Multi-TID Aggregation TX: 7
UL 2x996-Tone RU
HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0c3f4e09fd098c160ffc01):
HE40/HE80/5GHz
HE160/5GHz
Punctured Preamble RX: 15
Device Class: 1
LDPC Coding in Payload
NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
STBC Tx <= 80MHz
STBC Rx <= 80MHz
Full Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
DCM Max Constellation: 1
DCM Max Constellation Rx: 1
SU Beamformee
Beamformee STS <= 80Mhz: 7
Beamformee STS > 80Mhz: 7
Sounding Dimensions <= 80Mhz: 1
Sounding Dimensions > 80Mhz: 1
Triggered SU Beamforming Feedback
Triggered MU Beamforming Feedback
PPE Threshold Present
Power Boost Factor ar
HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
Max NC: 2
HE ER SU PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
20MHz in 40MHz HE PPDU 2.4GHz
20MHz in 160/80+80MHz HE PPDU
80MHz in 160/80+80MHz HE PPDU
TX 1024-QAM
RX 1024-QAM
RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Compression SIGB
RX Full BW SU Using HE MU PPDU with Non-Compression SIGB
HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE RX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
PPE Threshold 0x61 0x1c 0xc7 0x71
EHT Iftypes: managed, P2P-client
EHT MAC Capabilities (0x2200):
EHT OM Control Supported
EHT PHY Capabilities: (0xdc1f492018660000):
242-tone RU in BW wider than 20MHz Supported
NDP With EHT-LTF And 3.2 µs GI
Partial Bandwidth UL MU-MIMO
SU Beamformee
Beamformee SS (80MHz): 7
Beamformee SS (160MHz): 7
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (80MHz): 1
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (160MHz): 1
Number Of Sounding Dimensions (320MHz): 1
Triggered SU Beamforming Feedback
EHT MU PPDU With 4 EHT-LTF And 0.8 µs GI
Max Nc: 1
Tx 1024-QAM And 4096-QAM < 242-tone RU
Rx 1024-QAM And 4096-QAM < 242-tone RU
Common Nominal Packet Padding: 2
Maximum Number Of Supported EHT-LTFs: 1
EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222222222200000000000000):
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
HE Iftypes: AP, P2P-GO
HE MAC Capabilities (0x700112100000):
+HTC HE Supported
Multi-TID Aggregation Support: 7
Broadcast TWT
OM Control
Maximum A-MPDU Length Exponent: 2
HE PHY Capabilities: (0x0c200e090009800401c400):
HE40/HE80/5GHz
HE160/5GHz
LDPC Coding in Payload
NDP with 4x HE-LTF and 3.2us GI
STBC Tx <= 80MHz
STBC Rx <= 80MHz
DCM Max Constellation: 1
DCM Max Constellation Rx: 1
Sounding Dimensions <= 80Mhz: 1
Sounding Dimensions > 80Mhz: 1
PPE Threshold Present
HE SU PPDU & HE PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
HE ER SU PPDU 4x HE-LTF 0.8us GI
TX 1024-QAM
HE RX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set <= 80 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE RX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
HE TX MCS and NSS set 160 MHz
1 streams: MCS 0-11
2 streams: MCS 0-11
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
PPE Threshold 0x61 0x1c 0xc7 0x71
EHT Iftypes: AP, P2P-GO
EHT MAC Capabilities (0x0200):
EHT OM Control Supported
EHT PHY Capabilities: (0x0c00000000600000):
242-tone RU in BW wider than 20MHz Supported
NDP With EHT-LTF And 3.2 µs GI
Common Nominal Packet Padding: 2
Maximum Number Of Supported EHT-LTFs: 1
EHT MCS/NSS: (0x22222222222200000000000000):
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw <= 80 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 8-9: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 10-11: Rx=2, Tx=2
EHT bw=160 MHz, max NSS for MCS 12-13: Rx=2, Tx=2
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Frequencies:
* 5955.0 MHz [1] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5975.0 MHz [5] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5995.0 MHz [9] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6015.0 MHz [13] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6035.0 MHz [17] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6055.0 MHz [21] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6075.0 MHz [25] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6095.0 MHz [29] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6115.0 MHz [33] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6135.0 MHz [37] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6155.0 MHz [41] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6175.0 MHz [45] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6195.0 MHz [49] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6215.0 MHz [53] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6235.0 MHz [57] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6255.0 MHz [61] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6275.0 MHz [65] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6295.0 MHz [69] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6315.0 MHz [73] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6335.0 MHz [77] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6355.0 MHz [81] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6375.0 MHz [85] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6395.0 MHz [89] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6415.0 MHz [93] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 6435.0 MHz [97] (disabled)
* 6455.0 MHz [101] (disabled)
* 6475.0 MHz [105] (disabled)
* 6495.0 MHz [109] (disabled)
* 6515.0 MHz [113] (disabled)
* 6535.0 MHz [117] (disabled)
* 6555.0 MHz [121] (disabled)
* 6575.0 MHz [125] (disabled)
* 6595.0 MHz [129] (disabled)
* 6615.0 MHz [133] (disabled)
* 6635.0 MHz [137] (disabled)
* 6655.0 MHz [141] (disabled)
* 6675.0 MHz [145] (disabled)
* 6695.0 MHz [149] (disabled)
* 6715.0 MHz [153] (disabled)
* 6735.0 MHz [157] (disabled)
* 6755.0 MHz [161] (disabled)
* 6775.0 MHz [165] (disabled)
* 6795.0 MHz [169] (disabled)
* 6815.0 MHz [173] (disabled)
* 6835.0 MHz [177] (disabled)
* 6855.0 MHz [181] (disabled)
* 6875.0 MHz [185] (disabled)
* 6895.0 MHz [189] (disabled)
* 6915.0 MHz [193] (disabled)
* 6935.0 MHz [197] (disabled)
* 6955.0 MHz [201] (disabled)
* 6975.0 MHz [205] (disabled)
* 6995.0 MHz [209] (disabled)
* 7015.0 MHz [213] (disabled)
* 7035.0 MHz [217] (disabled)
* 7055.0 MHz [221] (disabled)
* 7075.0 MHz [225] (disabled)
* 7095.0 MHz [229] (disabled)
* 7115.0 MHz [233] (disabled)
Supported commands:
* new_interface
* set_interface
* new_key
* start_ap
* new_station
* new_mpath
* set_mesh_config
* set_bss
* authenticate
* associate
* deauthenticate
* disassociate
* join_ibss
* join_mesh
* remain_on_channel
* set_tx_bitrate_mask
* frame
* frame_wait_cancel
* set_wiphy_netns
* set_channel
* tdls_mgmt
* tdls_oper
* start_sched_scan
* probe_client
* set_noack_map
* register_beacons
* start_p2p_device
* set_mcast_rate
* connect
* disconnect
* channel_switch
* set_qos_map
* add_tx_ts
* set_multicast_to_unicast
software interface modes (can always be added):
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 2
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 1
HT Capability overrides:
* MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
* maximum A-MSDU length
* supported channel width
* short GI for 40 MHz
* max A-MPDU length exponent
* min MPDU start spacing
Device supports TX status socket option.
Device supports HT-IBSS.
Device supports SAE with AUTHENTICATE command
Device supports low priority scan.
Device supports scan flush.
Device supports per-vif TX power setting
P2P GO supports CT window setting
P2P GO supports opportunistic powersave setting
Driver supports full state transitions for AP/GO clients
Driver supports a userspace MPM
Driver/device bandwidth changes during BSS lifetime (AP/GO mode)
Device adds DS IE to probe requests
Device can update TPC Report IE
Device supports static SMPS
Device supports dynamic SMPS
Device supports WMM-AC admission (TSPECs)
Device supports configuring vdev MAC-addr on create.
Device supports randomizing MAC-addr in scans.
Device supports randomizing MAC-addr in sched scans.
Device supports randomizing MAC-addr in net-detect scans.
max # scan plans: 2
max scan plan interval: 65535
max scan plan iterations: 254
Supported TX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* mesh point: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-device: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
Supported RX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x40 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* managed: 0x40 0xb0 0xd0
* AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* mesh point: 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* P2P-device: 0x40 0xd0
Supported extended features:
* [ VHT_IBSS ]: VHT-IBSS
* [ RRM ]: RRM
* [ MU_MIMO_AIR_SNIFFER ]: MU-MIMO sniffer
* [ SCAN_START_TIME ]: scan start timestamp
* [ BSS_PARENT_TSF ]: BSS last beacon/probe TSF
* [ BEACON_RATE_LEGACY ]: legacy beacon rate setting
* [ FILS_STA ]: STA FILS (Fast Initial Link Setup)
* [ FILS_MAX_CHANNEL_TIME ]: FILS max channel attribute override with dwell time
* [ ACCEPT_BCAST_PROBE_RESP ]: accepts broadcast probe response
* [ OCE_PROBE_REQ_HIGH_TX_RATE ]: probe request TX at high rate (at least 5.5Mbps)
* [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211 ]: control port over nl80211
* [ TXQS ]: FQ-CoDel-enabled intermediate TXQs
* [ SCAN_MIN_PREQ_CONTENT ]: use probe request with only rate IEs in scans
* [ BEACON_PROTECTION ]: beacon protection support
* [ CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH ]: disable pre-auth over nl80211 control port support
* [ PROTECTED_TWT ]: protected Target Wake Time (TWT) support
* [ DEL_IBSS_STA ]: deletion of IBSS station support
* [ SCAN_FREQ_KHZ ]: scan on kHz frequency support
* [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211_TX_STATUS ]: tx status for nl80211 control port support
* [ PROT_RANGE_NEGO_AND_MEASURE ]: support for MFP in range measurement negotiation/procedure
* [ POWERED_ADDR_CHANGE ]: can change MAC address while up
* [ DFS_CONCURRENT ]: DFS channel use under concurrent DFS master
* [ SPP_AMSDU_SUPPORT ]: SPP A-MSDU supportTLDR
Intel drivers refuse to allow for AP mode in a 5 GHz band with userspace database configurations for the regulatory region. Can this be solved by fixing the DFS-UNSET status?
On another note, are there some better options for my use case (see header; Intended use case) such as buying a different network card?
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- Tarqi
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Re: 5GHz access points with iwlwifi
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