My board is a TP-Link Archer Tx50e which comes with Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200.
iw list gives me all frequencies with No IR on 5Ghz band:
Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5200 MHz [40] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5220 MHz [44] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5240 MHz [48] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5260 MHz [52] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5280 MHz [56] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5300 MHz [60] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5320 MHz [64] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5340 MHz [68] (disabled)
* 5360 MHz [72] (disabled)
* 5380 MHz [76] (disabled)
* 5400 MHz [80] (disabled)
* 5420 MHz [84] (disabled)
* 5440 MHz [88] (disabled)
* 5460 MHz [92] (disabled)
* 5480 MHz [96] (disabled)
* 5500 MHz [100] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5520 MHz [104] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5540 MHz [108] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5560 MHz [112] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5580 MHz [116] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5600 MHz [120] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5620 MHz [124] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5640 MHz [128] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5660 MHz [132] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5680 MHz [136] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5700 MHz [140] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5720 MHz [144] (22.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5745 MHz [149] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5765 MHz [153] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5785 MHz [157] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5805 MHz [161] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5825 MHz [165] (22.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5845 MHz [169] (disabled)
* 5865 MHz [173] (disabled)
* 5885 MHz [177] (disabled)
* 5905 MHz [181] (disabled)
Also, iw reg get:
phy#0 (self-managed)
country 00: DFS-UNSET
...
I've tried to change the regdomain to CA, so I did it in /etc/default/crda. Uploaded the driver and loaded again, and with iw list I got:
Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (22.0 dBm)
* 5200 MHz [40] (22.0 dBm)
* 5220 MHz [44] (22.0 dBm)
* 5240 MHz [48] (22.0 dBm)
* 5260 MHz [52] (22.0 dBm)
* 5280 MHz [56] (22.0 dBm)
* 5300 MHz [60] (22.0 dBm)
* 5320 MHz [64] (22.0 dBm)
* 5340 MHz [68] (22.0 dBm)
* 5360 MHz [72] (22.0 dBm)
* 5380 MHz [76] (22.0 dBm)
* 5400 MHz [80] (22.0 dBm)
* 5420 MHz [84] (22.0 dBm)
* 5440 MHz [88] (22.0 dBm)
* 5460 MHz [92] (22.0 dBm)
* 5480 MHz [96] (22.0 dBm)
* 5500 MHz [100] (22.0 dBm)
* 5520 MHz [104] (22.0 dBm)
* 5540 MHz [108] (22.0 dBm)
* 5560 MHz [112] (22.0 dBm)
* 5580 MHz [116] (22.0 dBm)
* 5600 MHz [120] (22.0 dBm)
* 5620 MHz [124] (22.0 dBm)
* 5640 MHz [128] (22.0 dBm)
* 5660 MHz [132] (22.0 dBm)
* 5680 MHz [136] (22.0 dBm)
* 5700 MHz [140] (22.0 dBm)
* 5720 MHz [144] (22.0 dBm)
* 5745 MHz [149] (22.0 dBm)
* 5765 MHz [153] (22.0 dBm)
* 5785 MHz [157] (22.0 dBm)
* 5805 MHz [161] (22.0 dBm)
* 5825 MHz [165] (22.0 dBm)
* 5845 MHz [169] (22.0 dBm)
* 5865 MHz [173] (22.0 dBm)
* 5885 MHz [177] (22.0 dBm)
* 5905 MHz [181] (22.0 dBm)
Cool right? But no... Once I start hostapd all 5G frequencies back to no IR and hostapd says, of course:
Channel 149 (primary) not allowed for AP mode, flags: 0x20053 NO-IR
So, seems there is no way to make 5G available for AP mode?
In this post seems someone managed to do so, but not in my case (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/636667/why-cant-hostapd-service-start-ap-configured-in-5-ghz-band-using-intel-ax200-ba/637706).
So, I ask: regdomain is being setup in the hardware as well? Why I can't change it?
Currencly my nework is being managed by systemd-network (I use this by choice, even this version is desktop version with KDE Neon).
Thanks in advance.
