2016-04-26 07:20:09

by Radu P

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Subject: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

Hello,

These is the relevant data:

firmware-version: 17.265642.0

[ 292.689871] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version
17.265642.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[ 292.702902] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band
Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144

wlan1 IEEE 802.11abgn <- not AC

Kernel version: 4.4.0-21-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu

AC mode is working with Windows 10.

Any help is appreciated!


2016-04-26 11:54:19

by Radu P

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Kalle Valo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Radu P <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> With the latest iw from the git repo I get:
>>
>> VHT Capabilities (0x038071a0):
>> Max MPDU length: 3895
>> Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
>> short GI (80 MHz)
>> TX STBC
>> SU Beamformee
>> VHT RX MCS set:
>> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 3 streams: not supported
>> 4 streams: not supported
>> 5 streams: not supported
>> 6 streams: not supported
>> 7 streams: not supported
>> 8 streams: not supported
>> VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
>> VHT TX MCS set:
>> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 3 streams: not supported
>> 4 streams: not supported
>> 5 streams: not supported
>> 6 streams: not supported
>> 7 streams: not supported
>> 8 streams: not supported
>> VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
>>
>> Is it OK that it is reporting "VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps" ?
>
> Yeah, zero just means that the highest support rate is not defined. I
> guess it's nicer if iw would print "Not defined" instead of "0 Mbps" but
> nobody hasn't implemented that yet.
>
> --
> Kalle Valo


Is there a way running

./iw dev wlanX link

but to get the output for the 5 Ghz frequency?
now I am getting only this:

freq: 2432
tx bitrate: 130.0 MBit/s MCS 14 short GI

2016-04-26 12:13:39

by Radu P

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Johannes Berg
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-04-26 at 12:54 +0100, Radu P wrote:
>> Is there a way running
>>
>> ./iw dev wlanX link
>>
>> but to get the output for the 5 Ghz frequency?
>> now I am getting only this:
>>
>> freq: 2432
>> tx bitrate: 130.0 MBit/s MCS 14 short GI
>
> Sure: connect to a 5 GHz AP first :)
>
> johannes

What a journey. The router has both frequencies. Changed the BSSID and
now I am in the AC world.
Thank you all for your help!

2016-04-26 12:03:49

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

On Tue, 2016-04-26 at 12:54 +0100, Radu P wrote:
> Is there a way running
>
> ./iw dev wlanX link
>
> but to get the output for the 5 Ghz frequency?
> now I am getting only this:
>
> freq: 2432
> tx bitrate: 130.0 MBit/s MCS 14 short GI

Sure: connect to a 5 GHz AP first :)

johannes

2016-04-26 10:00:05

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

On Tue, 2016-04-26 at 02:56 -0600, Reinoud Koornstra wrote:
> I'm also using the 7620 AC.
> When I type:
>
> sudo iw dev wlp0s4 scan I see:
>

"scan" is completely irrelevant for what actually ends up getting used.
"link" is relevant, but if you want to see the hardware capabilities
(like what iwconfig is displaying - that field has no relation to the
connection at all) then you need "iw list" or so.

johannes

2016-04-26 11:04:51

by Krishna Chaitanya

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Kalle Valo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Radu P <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > iw list|grep -i VHT <- still nothing
>
> Maybe your iw is too old? I didn't see anything either (using stock iw
> from Ubuntu 14.04) but then I upgraded to the latest one from git and
> now I see:
>
> VHT Capabilities (0x338001b2):
> Max MPDU length: 11454
> Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
> RX LDPC
> short GI (80 MHz)
> TX STBC
> RX antenna pattern consistency
> TX antenna pattern consistency
> VHT RX MCS set:
> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
> 3 streams: MCS 0-9
> 4 streams: not supported
> 5 streams: not supported
> 6 streams: not supported
> 7 streams: not supported
> 8 streams: not supported
> VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
> VHT TX MCS set:
> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
> 3 streams: MCS 0-9
> 4 streams: not supported
> 5 streams: not supported
> 6 streams: not supported
> 7 streams: not supported
> 8 streams: not supported
> VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
>
> And please don't top post.
>
> --
"iw phy " should give necessary info.

2016-04-26 10:26:20

by Radu P

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

iw list|grep -i VHT <- still nothing

iw dev wlanX link
Connected to *.* (on wlan1)
SSID: *****
freq: 2432
RX: 45056569 bytes (38259 packets)
TX: 5239816 bytes (27324 packets)
signal: -54 dBm
tx bitrate: 144.4 MBit/s MCS 15 short GIc0:3e:0f:d6:54:b9

bss flags: short-preamble short-slot-time
dtim period: 1
beacon int: 100

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Johannes Berg
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-04-26 at 02:56 -0600, Reinoud Koornstra wrote:
>> I'm also using the 7620 AC.
>> When I type:
>>
>> sudo iw dev wlp0s4 scan I see:
>>
>
> "scan" is completely irrelevant for what actually ends up getting used.
> "link" is relevant, but if you want to see the hardware capabilities
> (like what iwconfig is displaying - that field has no relation to the
> connection at all) then you need "iw list" or so.
>
> johannes

2016-04-26 10:50:53

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

Radu P <[email protected]> writes:

> iw list|grep -i VHT <- still nothing

Maybe your iw is too old? I didn't see anything either (using stock iw
from Ubuntu 14.04) but then I upgraded to the latest one from git and
now I see:

VHT Capabilities (0x338001b2):
Max MPDU length: 11454
Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
RX LDPC
short GI (80 MHz)
TX STBC
RX antenna pattern consistency
TX antenna pattern consistency
VHT RX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: MCS 0-9
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
VHT TX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: MCS 0-9
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps

And please don't top post.

--
Kalle Valo

2016-04-26 09:57:42

by Radu P

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

I get no output when running:

iw dev wlan1 scan|grep VHT

Switched to firmware 16 and same result.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Kalle Valo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Radu P <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> These is the relevant data:
>>
>> firmware-version: 17.265642.0
>>
>> [ 292.689871] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version
>> 17.265642.0 op_mode iwlmvm
>> [ 292.702902] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band
>> Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
>>
>> wlan1 IEEE 802.11abgn <- not AC
>>
>> Kernel version: 4.4.0-21-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu
>>
>> AC mode is working with Windows 10.
>
> Don't use iwconfig, it's ancient and deprecated. Use iw instead.
>
> --
> Kalle Valo

2016-04-26 11:21:33

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

Krishna Chaitanya <[email protected]> writes:

> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Kalle Valo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Radu P <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>> > iw list|grep -i VHT <- still nothing
>>

[...]

> "iw phy " should give necessary info.

AFAICS "iw phy" and "iw list" are identical commands.

--
Kalle Valo

2016-04-26 11:17:59

by Radu P

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Krishna Chaitanya
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Kalle Valo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Radu P <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>> > iw list|grep -i VHT <- still nothing
>>
>> Maybe your iw is too old? I didn't see anything either (using stock iw
>> from Ubuntu 14.04) but then I upgraded to the latest one from git and
>> now I see:
>>
>> VHT Capabilities (0x338001b2):
>> Max MPDU length: 11454
>> Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
>> RX LDPC
>> short GI (80 MHz)
>> TX STBC
>> RX antenna pattern consistency
>> TX antenna pattern consistency
>> VHT RX MCS set:
>> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 3 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 4 streams: not supported
>> 5 streams: not supported
>> 6 streams: not supported
>> 7 streams: not supported
>> 8 streams: not supported
>> VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
>> VHT TX MCS set:
>> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 3 streams: MCS 0-9
>> 4 streams: not supported
>> 5 streams: not supported
>> 6 streams: not supported
>> 7 streams: not supported
>> 8 streams: not supported
>> VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
>>
>> And please don't top post.
>>
>> --
> "iw phy " should give necessary info.



With the latest iw from the git repo I get:

VHT Capabilities (0x038071a0):
Max MPDU length: 3895
Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
short GI (80 MHz)
TX STBC
SU Beamformee
VHT RX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
VHT TX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps

Is it OK that it is reporting "VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps" ?

2016-04-26 08:56:11

by Reinoud Koornstra

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

I'm also using the 7620 AC.
When I type:

sudo iw dev wlp0s4 scan I see:

reinoud@router-dev:~/openwrt$ sudo iw dev wlp4s0 scan
BSS 00:30:44:1d:cf:2b(on wlp4s0) -- associated
[SNIP]
VHT capabilities:
VHT Capabilities (0x31c12820):
Max MPDU length: 3895
Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
short GI (80 MHz)
SU Beamformer
+HTC-VHT
RX antenna pattern consistency
TX antenna pattern consistency
VHT RX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT RX highest supported: 780 Mbps
VHT TX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: MCS 0-9
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT TX highest supported: 780 Mbps
VHT operation:
* channel width: 0 (20 or 40 MHz)
* center freq segment 1: 0
* center freq segment 2: 0
* VHT basic MCS set: 0xfffa
WPS: * Version: 1.0
* Wi-Fi Protected Setup State: 2 (Configured)
* Response Type: 3 (AP)
* UUID: bc329e00-1dd8-11b2-8601-0030441dcf2b
* Manufacturer: Cradlepoint Technology
* Model: Cradlepoint Access Point
* Model Number: CPDEV
* Serial Number: 12345678
* Primary Device Type: 6-0050f204-1
* Device name: CradlepointAP
* Config methods: Label, PBC
* RF Bands: 0x2

Hence, my 7620 does support 11c.
[ 9.704827] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version
16.242414.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[ 9.840382] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band
Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
[ 9.840428] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: L1 Disabled - LTR Enabled
[ 9.840657] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: L1 Disabled - LTR Enabled

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Radu P <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> These is the relevant data:
>
> firmware-version: 17.265642.0
>
> [ 292.689871] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version
> 17.265642.0 op_mode iwlmvm
> [ 292.702902] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band
> Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
>
> wlan1 IEEE 802.11abgn <- not AC
>
> Kernel version: 4.4.0-21-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu
>
> AC mode is working with Windows 10.
>
> Any help is appreciated!
> --
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2016-04-26 09:01:51

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

Radu P <[email protected]> writes:

> These is the relevant data:
>
> firmware-version: 17.265642.0
>
> [ 292.689871] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version
> 17.265642.0 op_mode iwlmvm
> [ 292.702902] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band
> Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
>
> wlan1 IEEE 802.11abgn <- not AC
>
> Kernel version: 4.4.0-21-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu
>
> AC mode is working with Windows 10.

Don't use iwconfig, it's ancient and deprecated. Use iw instead.

--
Kalle Valo

2016-04-26 09:00:48

by Reinoud Koornstra

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

Btw, iwconfig is deprecated, you should use iw instead.
Another way of seeing it:

reinoud@router-dev:/var/log$ sudo iw dev wlp4s0 link
Connected to 00:30:44:1d:cf:2b (on wlp4s0)
SSID: Mipam5g
freq: 5240
RX: 1134508422 bytes (1235653 packets)
TX: 120716536 bytes (668942 packets)
signal: -60 dBm
tx bitrate: 400.0 MBit/s VHT-MCS 9 40MHz short GI VHT-NSS 2

bss flags: short-slot-time
dtim period: 1
beacon int: 100

again, VHT, hence 11ac. :)

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Radu P <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> These is the relevant data:
>
> firmware-version: 17.265642.0
>
> [ 292.689871] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version
> 17.265642.0 op_mode iwlmvm
> [ 292.702902] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band
> Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
>
> wlan1 IEEE 802.11abgn <- not AC
>
> Kernel version: 4.4.0-21-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu
>
> AC mode is working with Windows 10.
>
> Any help is appreciated!
> --
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2016-04-26 11:40:40

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: Intel 7260 AC only using 802.11n not AC

Radu P <[email protected]> writes:

> With the latest iw from the git repo I get:
>
> VHT Capabilities (0x038071a0):
> Max MPDU length: 3895
> Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
> short GI (80 MHz)
> TX STBC
> SU Beamformee
> VHT RX MCS set:
> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
> 3 streams: not supported
> 4 streams: not supported
> 5 streams: not supported
> 6 streams: not supported
> 7 streams: not supported
> 8 streams: not supported
> VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps
> VHT TX MCS set:
> 1 streams: MCS 0-9
> 2 streams: MCS 0-9
> 3 streams: not supported
> 4 streams: not supported
> 5 streams: not supported
> 6 streams: not supported
> 7 streams: not supported
> 8 streams: not supported
> VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps
>
> Is it OK that it is reporting "VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps" ?

Yeah, zero just means that the highest support rate is not defined. I
guess it's nicer if iw would print "Not defined" instead of "0 Mbps" but
nobody hasn't implemented that yet.

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Kalle Valo