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Finally FreeBSD has fast WiFi? "WiFi 6 support has been added to wpa (wpa_supplicant(8) and hostapd(8)). c1d255d3ffdb 3968b47cd974 bd452dcbede6" https://www.fr

by Gud 3y ago

Finally FreeBSD has fast WiFi? "WiFi 6 support has been added to wpa (wpa_supplicant(8) and hostapd(8)). c1d255d3ffdb 3968b47cd974 bd452dcbede6" https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/relnotes/ https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/relnotes/

ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago
Yes, but only if your card's driver does too. Mine uses iwm [0], which makes me sad: >Currently, iwm only supports 802.11b and 802.11g modes. It will not associate to access points that are configured to operate only in 802.11n or 802.11ac modes. Thankfully, 802.11a seems to work, so I can use my 5 GHz radio. But it's not fast. [0]: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?iwm https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?iwm
throw0101a 3y ago
> The iwlwifi(4) driver for Intel wireless interfaces has been updated to the latest version, supporting chipsets up to WiFi 6E AX411/AX211/AX210, and with preparations for upcoming BX and SC chipsets. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation) * https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/relnotes/#drivers-device https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/relnotes/#drivers-dev... * https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=iwlwifi&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-RELEASE https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=iwlwifi&manpath=Fr...
- ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago
  >While iwlwifi supports all 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax the compatibility code currently only supports 802.11 a/b/g modes. Support for 802.11 n/ac is to come. 802.11ax and 6Ghz support are planned.
  - csdreamer7 3y ago
    What exactly is the compatibility code?
  - doublepg23 3y ago
    I am reading it correctly that FreeBSD doesn't have 802.11n wifi support?
    - starquake 3y ago
      Yes