Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:30644 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751047AbbJaTMm convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:12:42 -0400 From: "Grumbach, Emmanuel" To: Pushpal Sidhu , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Intel 7260 - limited in 5GHz spectrum Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:12:38 +0000 Message-ID: <0BA3FCBA62E2DC44AF3030971E174FB32E8B86B4@hasmsx107.ger.corp.intel.com> (sfid-20151031_201245_671086_717A0BBD) References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, On 10/30/2015 06:37 PM, Pushpal Sidhu wrote: > Hi, > > I've been working with the Intel 7260 card which advertises itself as > dual band wireless AC card. However, I cannot get it working in AP > mode in the 5GHz range. An $(iw list) shows that the entire 5GHz band > has 'no IR' next to it so as not to allow device radiation (please see > pastebin here: http://pastebin.com/T4BWnBmn). > > After searching around the internet a bit, it seems that the card > doesn't allow for this mode (And is thus not really dual band?). I'd > like to know if this is a firmware limitation and if there's a fix in > place, or if not, why is this card limited to the spectrum it can > radiate at? > 7260 does not (and will not) support AP mode in 5GHz band. This is of course not a hardware limitation since it can function as a station in this band. The limitation is due to regulatory concerns. Later devices (8260) have the ability to be an AP in 5GHz under certain circumstances.