On 03/16/2016 11:44 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Linus Torvalds > <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Do you use 20Mhz or 40MHz? >> >> HT20 on 2.4GHz, HT40 on 5GHz. >> >> At least that's the wireless AP setup. >> >>> Basically, I'd like to see the output of iw dev >> >> I'll have to walk over and check. I don't have my machines set up so >> you can get into them over the network.. > > Hmm. "iw dev" seems to say that device is using the 2.4Ghz side, at > least in the working configuration. > > phy#0 > Unnamed/non-netdev interface > wdev 0x2 > addr a4:34:d9:0e:20:d7 > type P2P-device > Interface wlp1s0 > ifindex 3 > wdev 0x1 > addr a4:34:d9:0e:20:d6 > type managed > channel 1 (2412 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2412 MHz > > I have no idea why it wouldn't connect to the 5GHz network, but it > might just be far enough away (a couple of walls, not so much > distance) that it is borderline. Both networks have the same essid and > password, maybe I should add a separate 5GHz network to make it easier > to say "connect to that one" for testing, in case the trouble happens > with the 5GHz side only. > You can check the RSSI of both networks: sudo iw wlp1s0 scan > Linus > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
