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> Why should a router be any more locked down than my PC? It's possible that the WiFi card in your PC will refuse to transmit on a 5GHz channel until it detect
by wtallis 5y ago
> Why should a router be any more locked down than my PC?
It's possible that the WiFi card in your PC will refuse to transmit on a 5GHz channel until it detects some other device already transmitting. I've pulled WiFi modules from dead laptops that had such restrictions enforced at the hardware/firmware level, making those WiFi cards unusable for a DIY access point.