Re: [ATH6KL]: driver only supports limited channels in 5GHz band

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Hi Ben,

thanks for that information. I will try to get that information and
let you know.

Thanks,
--
Mike Engel

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 6:32 PM, Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah, as Mr Minor said, you need DFS support there.
>
> Maybe ath6kl doesn't support that.
>
> hostapd logs in verbose mode might confirm that.
>
> iw phy phy0 info
>
> may provide more details on what your NIC claims to support.
>
> And, unless there is reason not to, please keep the list CC'd so that
> others can benefit from the discussion and also help offer ideas.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
>
> On 01/22/2016 09:27 AM, Mike Engel wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> thanks for your reply. My iw reg get show this.
>>
>> global
>> country 00: DFS-UNSET
>>          (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (6, 20), (N/A)
>>          (2457 - 2482 @ 40), (6, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
>>          (2474 - 2494 @ 20), (6, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>          (5170 - 5250 @ 160), (6, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
>>          (5250 - 5330 @ 160), (6, 20), (N/A), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>          (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (6, 20), (N/A), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Mike Engel
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Could be regulatory domain issue.  What does:
>>>
>>> iw reg get
>>>
>>> show you?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/22/2016 07:54 AM, Mike Engel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> we using Linux v3.14 with upstream ath6kl driver and seeing some
>>>> issues when configuring softap mode in 5GHz band.
>>>> When we use a softap configuration in 5GHz band only these channels
>>>> seem to work (36-40-44-48). Using any other channel cause the AP not
>>>> to work.
>>>>
>>>> The softap configuration we use is this:
>>>>
>>>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>>>> ctrl_interface_group=0
>>>> fast_reauth=1
>>>> update_config=1
>>>>
>>>> ap_scan=2
>>>> network={
>>>> ssid="ath6kl-ap"
>>>> mode=2
>>>> frequency=5240 -- works
>>>> # frequency=5260 --fails
>>>> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>>>> proto=RSN
>>>> pairwise=CCMP TKIP
>>>> psk="12345678"
>>>> group=CCMP TKIP
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> Is that a know issue?
>>>> Is there any specific configuration necessary to make the other
>>>> channels working in 5GHz band?
>>>>
>>>> This is our firmware configuration.
>>>> ath6kl: ar6003 hw 2.1.1 sdio fw 3.4.0.225.TABLET_DONGLE  api 4
>>>> ath6kl: firmware supports:
>>>>
>>>> sched-scan,sta-p2pdev-duplex,rsn-cap-override,sscan-match-list,rssi-scan-
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thold,custom-mac-addr,tx-err-notify,sched-scan-v2,regdomain-v2,large-connect-ie
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com
>

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