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I'm pretty sure none of these built-in wi-fis like that will support AP |
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mode. They would much rather charge more for that feature. |
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https://www.524wifi.com/index.php/network-modules-adapters/wifi-6-11-ax-modules/wle3000h2-11ax-4x4-mu-mimo-2-4ghz-qcn-9024-wifi-6-802-11ax-2-4-ghz-single-band-mini-pcie-module-compex.html |
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https://forum.openwrt.org/t/802-11ax-wifi-ap-mpci-e-cards/63577/2 |
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I own a similar motherboard but I don't use the wi-fi. |
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On Sun, Jan 2, 2022, 16:25 Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I just mounted a box with a ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING WIFI II |
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> motherboard. I'm not a gamer; one of the reasons I chose this was the |
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> build-in WiFi. Bad idea! The thing does not support AP mode, which I |
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> need. Nothing in the mo manual suggests such a limitation. |
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> Here are the details, in case someone with the same hw has a better |
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> experience and would share it. Otherwise, it may be useful as a |
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> warning. I know I will not purchase ASUS and/or Mediatek again. |
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> |
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> Jorge Almeida |
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> |
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> $ lshw |
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> *-network |
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> description: Wireless interface |
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> product: MEDIATEK Corp. |
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> vendor: MEDIATEK Corp. |
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> physical id: 0 |
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> bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 |
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> logical name: wnet2 |
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> version: 00 |
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> serial: b4:b5:b6:93:8d:7f |
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> width: 64 bits |
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> clock: 33MHz |
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> capabilities: pciexpress msi pm bus_master |
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> cap_list ethernet physical wireless |
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> configuration: broadcast=yes driver=mt7921e |
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> driverversion=5.15.12 firmware=____010000-20211014150922 |
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> ip=192.168.2.131 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11 |
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> resources: irq:99 memory:e0300000-e03fffff |
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> memory:e0400000-e0403fff memory:e0404000-e0404fff |
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> |
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> $ lsmod |
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> xt_MASQUERADE 12288 1 |
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> iptable_nat 12288 1 |
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> nf_nat 36864 2 iptable_nat,xt_MASQUERADE |
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> xt_connmark 12288 4 |
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> xt_helper 12288 110 |
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> xt_limit 12288 26 |
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> mt7921e 77824 0 |
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> mt76_connac_lib 28672 1 mt7921e |
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> mt76 53248 2 mt7921e,mt76_connac_lib |
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> mac80211 503808 3 mt76,mt7921e,mt76_connac_lib |
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> cfg80211 372736 4 mt76,mt7921e,mac80211,mt76_connac_lib |
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> igb 196608 0 |
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> rfkill 24576 1 cfg80211 |
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> i2c_piix4 20480 0 |
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> |
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> $ iw dev |
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> phy#0 |
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> Interface wnet2 |
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> ifindex 6 |
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> wdev 0x1 |
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> addr b4:b5:b6:93:8d:7f |
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> type managed |
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> txpower 3.00 dBm |
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> multicast TXQ: |
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> qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows drops marks |
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> overlmt hashcol tx-bytes tx-packets |
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> 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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> 0 0 0 |
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> |
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> $ iw list | grep "Supported interface modes" -A 8 |
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> Supported interface modes: |
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> * managed |
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> * monitor |
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> Band 1: |
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> Capabilities: 0x9ff |
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> RX LDPC |
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> HT20/HT40 |
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> SM Power Save disabled |
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> RX Greenfield |
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> |
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> |
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