Return-path: Received: from mail-wi0-f171.google.com ([209.85.212.171]:36315 "EHLO mail-wi0-f171.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751531AbbKBTfD (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Nov 2015 14:35:03 -0500 Received: by wicfx6 with SMTP id fx6so56461277wic.1 for ; Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:35:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <0BA3FCBA62E2DC44AF3030971E174FB32E8B86B4@hasmsx107.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <0BA3FCBA62E2DC44AF3030971E174FB32E8B86B4@hasmsx107.ger.corp.intel.com> From: Pushpal Sidhu Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:34:32 -0800 Message-ID: (sfid-20151102_203508_272281_539B6F57) Subject: Re: Intel 7260 - limited in 5GHz spectrum To: "Grumbach, Emmanuel" Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Grumbach, Emmanuel wrote: > 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. Ah, thank you for the clarification. - Pushpal