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to use full power on 6GHz, the router needs to upload its GPS location to a central server to get the available frequencies. Worse than 5GHz in my opinion

japanman425 4y ago
Just lie
- russianGuy83829 4y ago
  I’m not: it’s called AFC. https://www.extremenetworks.com/extreme-networks-blog/wi-fi-6e-and-automated-frequency-coordination-afc-what-you-need-to/ https://www.extremenetworks.com/extreme-networks-blog/wi-fi-... https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/Wi-Fi_6E_Frequently_Asked_Questions https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/Wi-Fi_6E_Fr... (Point 4) It has been approved in November: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20221103/network-infrastructure/wi-fi/fcc-conditionally-approves-afc-systems-for-6-ghz-wi-fi-operation https://www.rcrwireless.com/20221103/network-infrastructure/...
  - X-Istence 4y ago
    No, lie to the router about what frequencies and power is okay.
    - KirillPanov 4y ago
      You don't have the crypto keys to do that. AP firmware is 100% closed-source, vendor-signed blobs these days.
      - karteum 4y ago
        I don't know the situation in the US and I don't think EU administrations require firmwares to be locked at the moment, yet I can tell that requesting locked hardware/firmware is a recurring debate within RF administrations since there were too many abuses (cf. this thread "just tell the hardware to lie" or "just use openwrt to disable DFS" above...) and too many interferences to other services (such as wifi-DFS-disabled interfering with weather-forecast radars). The 6 GHz wifi 6E has to coexist with fixed links, and administrations obviously don't want to repeat the mistakes and issues that are happening today at 5 GHz with radars...
squarefoot 4y ago
I assume that can be also done offline, right? Forcing an intranet device to connect to the outside just to get a list of frequencies would be less than optimal.
- KirillPanov 4y ago
  No, it can't. Which is precisely the problem. There is an exemption for indoor low-power APs, but the manufacturer has to prove that the housing will not survive outdoor weather (usually rain). They have to deliberately make it not-rainproof.

japanman425 4y ago

Just lie

russianGuy83829 4y ago
I’m not: it’s called AFC. https://www.extremenetworks.com/extreme-networks-blog/wi-fi-6e-and-automated-frequency-coordination-afc-what-you-need-to/ https://www.extremenetworks.com/extreme-networks-blog/wi-fi-... https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/Wi-Fi_6E_Frequently_Asked_Questions https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/Wi-Fi_6E_Fr... (Point 4) It has been approved in November: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20221103/network-infrastructure/wi-fi/fcc-conditionally-approves-afc-systems-for-6-ghz-wi-fi-operation https://www.rcrwireless.com/20221103/network-infrastructure/...
- X-Istence 4y ago
  No, lie to the router about what frequencies and power is okay.
  - KirillPanov 4y ago
    You don't have the crypto keys to do that. AP firmware is 100% closed-source, vendor-signed blobs these days.
    - karteum 4y ago
      I don't know the situation in the US and I don't think EU administrations require firmwares to be locked at the moment, yet I can tell that requesting locked hardware/firmware is a recurring debate within RF administrations since there were too many abuses (cf. this thread "just tell the hardware to lie" or "just use openwrt to disable DFS" above...) and too many interferences to other services (such as wifi-DFS-disabled interfering with weather-forecast radars). The 6 GHz wifi 6E has to coexist with fixed links, and administrations obviously don't want to repeat the mistakes and issues that are happening today at 5 GHz with radars...

squarefoot 4y ago

I assume that can be also done offline, right? Forcing an intranet device to connect to the outside just to get a list of frequencies would be less than optimal.

KirillPanov 4y ago
No, it can't. Which is precisely the problem. There is an exemption for indoor low-power APs, but the manufacturer has to prove that the housing will not survive outdoor weather (usually rain). They have to deliberately make it not-rainproof.