how to activate 802.11a/h 5490-5710 frequencies for usage in europe (DFS, 27dBm) - PART 2

Vertical Limit <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:26:40 +0200
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Hey,

in addition to the problem I posted some hours ago (see below):

If I configure the regdomain to 0x30 (ETSI) (ath_info -w 0xe0080000
regdomain 0x30) and load ath_pci with

modprobe ath_pci countrycode=276

I am loosing my wifi0 and wifi1 devices. My iwconfig output only shows eth0
and lo.

If I configure the regdomain to 0x00 and load ath_pci with

modprobe ath_pci countrycode=276

iwconfig shows wifi0 and wifi1 like expected but I am (I guess because of
regdomain 0x00) only able to set the txpower to 0dBm (=1mW).

So again my question: How can I configure my modules/driver in a way that
they are configurable for the following frequency ranges:

2402-2482 20dBm
5170-5250 20dBm no-outdoor
5250-5330 20dBm no-outdoor, dfs
5490-5710 27dBm dfs

Most important for me is the frequency band 5490-5710 at a txpower of 27dBm!

Thx a lot.
vertlim




Hi everyone,

I'm new to this list so hopefully this is the right place for my questions
:)

For my project I have to use 802.11a/h outdoor with high transmission power.
As I am from Europe I am allowed to use the frequency range 5490-5720 with a
maximum EIRP of 27dBm if DFS is supported. I'm developing on an ALIX board
(Voyage OS, kernel 2.6.30) equipped with two Atheros AR5213A based WiFi
modules. The output of lspci -v:

00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213
Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
Subsystem: Wistron NeWeb Corp. CM9 Wireless a/b/g MiniPCI Adapter
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 96, IRQ 11
Memory at e0080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ath_pci
Kernel modules: ath5k, ath_pci

Initially I started using the ath5k driver. But if I am not wrong it doesn't
support Radar Detection/DFS until now!? As a consequence I switched back to
madwifi.

I checked out the madwifi-dfs branch (r4149, 12.10.2011), compiled and
installed it. With

ath_info -w 0xe0080000 regdomain 0x30

I wrote the ETSI regdomain (0x30) and I set the countrycode to germany (276)
when executing modprobe. You can find the output of ath_info at the end of
this mail.

Nevertheless, if I list the available frequencies with iwlist ath1 freq I
dont get the desired frequency band of 5490-5710:

ath1      35 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
          Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
          Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
          Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
          Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
          Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
          Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
          Channel 52 : 5.26 GHz
          Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
          Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz
          Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
          Current Frequency:5.32 GHz (Channel 64)

I am trying this now for a long time and I really have no idea how to
activate the missing frequencies to be allowed to use up to 27dBm.

greetings
vertlim

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Hey,<br><br>in addition to the problem I posted some hours ago (see below):=
<br><br>If I configure the regdomain to 0x30 (ETSI) (ath_info -w 0xe0080000=
 regdomain 0x30) and load ath_pci with<br><br>modprobe ath_pci countrycode=
=3D276<br>
<br>I am loosing my wifi0 and wifi1 devices. My iwconfig output only shows =
eth0 and lo.<br><br>If I configure the regdomain to 0x00 and load ath_pci w=
ith<br><br>modprobe ath_pci countrycode=3D276<br><br>iwconfig shows wifi0 a=
nd wifi1 like expected but I am (I guess because of regdomain 0x00) only ab=
le to set the txpower to 0dBm (=3D1mW).<br>
<br>So again my question: How can I configure my modules/driver in a way th=
at they are configurable for the following frequency ranges:<br><br>2402-24=
82 20dBm<br>5170-5250 20dBm no-outdoor<br>5250-5330 20dBm no-outdoor, dfs<b=
r>
5490-5710 27dBm dfs<br><br>Most important for me is the frequency band 5490=
-5710 at a txpower of 27dBm!<br><br>Thx a lot.<br>vertlim<br><br><br><br><b=
r>Hi everyone,<br><br>I&#39;m new to this list so hopefully this is the rig=
ht place for my questions :)<br>
<br>For
 my project I have to use 802.11a/h outdoor with high transmission=20
power. As I am from Europe I am allowed to use the frequency range=20
5490-5720 with a maximum EIRP of 27dBm if DFS is supported. I&#39;m=20
developing on an ALIX board (Voyage OS, kernel 2.6.30) equipped with two
 Atheros AR5213A based WiFi modules. The output of lspci -v:<br>
<br>00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 =
Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)<br>Subsystem: Wistron NeWeb C=
orp. CM9 Wireless a/b/g MiniPCI Adapter<br>Flags: bus master, medium devsel=
, latency 96, IRQ 11<br>



Memory at e0080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=3D64K]<br>Capabilities:=
 [44] Power Management version 2<br>Kernel driver in use: ath_pci<br>Kernel=
 modules: ath5k, ath_pci<br><br>Initially
 I started using the ath5k driver. But if I am not wrong it doesn&#39;t=20
support Radar Detection/DFS until now!? As a consequence I switched back
 to madwifi.<br>
<br>I checked out the madwifi-dfs branch (r4149, 12.10.2011), compiled and =
installed it. With<br><br>ath_info -w 0xe0080000 regdomain 0x30<br><br>I
 wrote the ETSI regdomain (0x30) and I set the countrycode to germany=20
(276) when executing modprobe. You can find the output of ath_info at=20
the end of this mail.<br>
<br>Nevertheless, if I list the available frequencies with iwlist ath1 freq=
 I dont get the desired frequency band of 5490-5710:<br><br>ath1=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 35 channels in total; available frequencies :<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0 Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz<br>



=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 04 : 2=
.427 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Ch=
annel 07 : 2.442 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz<=
br>



=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 11 : 2=
.462 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Ch=
annel 36 : 5.18 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz<br>



=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 52 : 5.=
26 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Channel=
 64 : 5.32 GHz<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Current Frequency:5.32 GHz (C=
hannel 64)<br>



<br>I am trying this now for a long time and I really have no idea how=20
to activate the missing frequencies to be allowed to use up to 27dBm.<br><b=
r>greetings<br>vertlim

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