Return-path: Received: from mail-yw0-f178.google.com ([209.85.161.178]:35536 "EHLO mail-yw0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759954AbdAKKXG (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jan 2017 05:23:06 -0500 Received: by mail-yw0-f178.google.com with SMTP id l19so21865530ywc.2 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2017 02:23:06 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20170111101031.GA2927@redhat.com> References: <20170111101031.GA2927@redhat.com> From: Belisko Marek Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:23:00 +0100 Message-ID: (sfid-20170111_112311_037707_01174722) Subject: Re: ad-hoc in 5GHz To: Stanislaw Gruszka Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Stanislaw, On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Stanislaw Gruszka wrote: > Hi > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 09:36:00AM +0100, Belisko Marek wrote: >> this should be general question. I'm using [0] ralink driver to setup > > It's Realtek not Ralink, right ? Ah sorry yes it's Realtek. > >> ad-hoc mode. It works fine in 2.4GHz band (channel 1) but when I try >> to setup ad-hoc for 5GHz (channel 50) it seems it's not working at all >> (I tried to scan with other device but I cannot ad-hoc network). So my >> question should ad-hoc mode work in 5GHz band also or there are some >> restrictions? Many thanks. > > Depending on regulatory setting IBSS or IR (initialize radiation) can be > prohibited on some 5GHz channels, check "iw phy" to see which 5GHz channels > are allowed to use. If HW hardcoded regulatory do not prohibits IBSS on all > 5GHZ channels it can be matter or setting proper regulatory domain > (configure timezone properly and then setregdomain will set domain based > on it). I did check that and I use 'iw reg set US' (to setup other regulatory than 00). But despite of that I still cannot get 5GHz working. Maybe it's driver issue. Thanks. > > Regards > Stanislaw BR, marek -- as simple and primitive as possible ------------------------------------------------- Marek Belisko - OPEN-NANDRA Freelance Developer Ruska Nova Ves 219 | Presov, 08005 Slovak Republic Tel: +421 915 052 184 skype: marekwhite twitter: #opennandra web: http://open-nandra.com