BE200 and AX211 very slow and connection problems

wvdakker · 2025-08-20 09:49:53

Hi,

I have a laptop with originally a BE200 which I have replaced with a AX211.

80:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Arrow Lake-S PCH CNVi WiFi [8086:7f70] (rev 10)
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation WiFi 6E AX211 160MHz [8086:0094]
	Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
	Kernel modules: iwlwifi

Output dmesg | grep iwl:

[    4.858207] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: Detected crf-id 0x400410, cnv-id 0x80401 wfpm id 0x80000020
[    4.858239] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: PCI dev 7f70/0094, rev=0x430, rfid=0x2010d000
[    4.858244] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz
[    4.866156] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 0.0.2.42
[    4.866601] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: loaded firmware version 89.af655058.0 so-a0-gf-a0-89.ucode op_mode iwlmvm
[    5.157627] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: WFPM_UMAC_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x20
[    5.157655] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: WFPM_LMAC2_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x1f
[    5.157666] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: WFPM_AUTH_KEY_0: 0x90
[    5.157676] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: CNVI_SCU_SEQ_DATA_DW9: 0x0
[    5.157702] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: Detected RF GF, rfid=0x2010d000
[    5.158095] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: loaded PNVM version 1c1ef094
[    5.158822] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: RFIm is deactivated, reason = 4
[    5.245136] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: base HW address: 9c:65:eb:8f:d0:b8
[    5.273355] iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3 wlp128s20f3: renamed from wlan0

Both adapters suffer the same problem. Problems to connect and if connected almost no throughput. Signal strength around
the -65db at 2.4GHz.
Connection problems on the router shows, this is the same voor both (BE and AX) adapters:

Tue Aug 19 23:57:21 2025 daemon.notice hostapd: phy0-ap0: STA 9c:65:eb:8f:d0:b8 IEEE 802.11: did not acknowledge authentication response

What I have tried:
- switch to lts kernel (no results, did not work either)
- disable bluetooth (no results either)
- followed the Archlinux Wireless wifi
- powersafe off
- checked the antenna connectors

After inserting an USB wifi adapter, Wifi works as expected.

Usiing kernel:

Linux notebook 6.16.1-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:04:43 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Output of journalctl -f

Aug 20 11:41:43 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-REENABLED id=0 ssid="xxxx"
Aug 20 11:41:43 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: BSSID 00:0c:43:30:62:00 ignore list count incremented to 2, ignoring for 10 seconds
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=DRIVER type=COUNTRY alpha2=CZ
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: Removed BSSID 00:0c:43:30:62:00 from ignore list (clear)
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook kernel: wlp128s20f3: authenticate with 00:0c:43:30:62:00 (local address=9c:65:eb:8f:d0:b8)
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook kernel: wlp128s20f3: send auth to 00:0c:43:30:62:00 (try 1/3)
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682909.8449] device (wlp128s20f3): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: SME: Trying to authenticate with 00:0c:43:30:62:00 (SSID='xxxx' freq=2462 MHz)
Aug 20 11:41:49 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682909.8450] device (p2p-dev-wlp128s20f3): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook kernel: wlp128s20f3: send auth to 00:0c:43:30:62:00 (try 2/3)
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook kernel: wlp128s20f3: send auth to 00:0c:43:30:62:00 (try 3/3)
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook kernel: wlp128s20f3: authentication with 00:0c:43:30:62:00 timed out
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: Added BSSID 00:0c:43:30:62:00 into ignore list, ignoring for 10 seconds
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="xxxx" auth_failures=2 duration=20 reason=CONN_FAILED
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682910.2167] device (wlp128s20f3): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Aug 20 11:41:50 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682910.2168] device (p2p-dev-wlp128s20f3): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> disconnected
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <warn>  [1755682914.0051] device (wlp128s20f3): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing activation
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682914.0051] device (wlp128s20f3): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found', managed-type: 'full')
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682914.0053] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_LOCAL
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682914.0360] device (wlp128s20f3): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to DE:B8:9D:7A:97:67 (scanning)
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook kernel: iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: WFPM_UMAC_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x20
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook kernel: iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: WFPM_LMAC2_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x1f
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook kernel: iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: WFPM_AUTH_KEY_0: 0x90
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook kernel: iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: CNVI_SCU_SEQ_DATA_DW9: 0x0
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook kernel: iwlwifi 0000:80:14.3: RFIm is deactivated, reason = 4
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <warn>  [1755682914.3086] device (wlp128s20f3): Activation: failed for connection 'xxxx'
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682914.3087] device (wlp128s20f3): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=DRIVER type=WORLD
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682914.3254] device (wlp128s20f3): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Aug 20 11:41:54 notebook NetworkManager[12880]: <info>  [1755682914.3254] device (p2p-dev-wlp128s20f3): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Aug 20 11:42:07 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=DRIVER type=COUNTRY alpha2=CZ
Aug 20 11:42:07 notebook wpa_supplicant[1375]: wlp128s20f3: Channel list changed: 6 GHz was enabled

One message which is triggering me but cannot find the cause. There are some postings on internet but not with
a clear solution.

RFIm is deactivated, reason = 4

Is the newer Arrow Lake set not yet fully supported? Or do I have another problem?
Any help for directions are welcome.

Last edited by wvdakker (2025-08-20 10:07:48)

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#1 2025-08-20 09:49:53

BE200 and AX211 very slow and connection problems

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