Re: How is testing going?
- In reply to: Bjoern A. Zeeb: "Re: How is testing going?"
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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:28:54 UTC
Hi Bjoern, Thank you for all that. I will let you know how I go. Kind regards Ben On 3/30/26 11:41, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > On Mon, 30 Mar 2026, Ben Hutton wrote: > > Hi Ben, > >> Currently the main issue I'm having is connecting to access points at >> 11ac when they are using channels above 100. Currently I have two >> access points. One is using channels 52,56,60,64 and the other >> 149,153,157,161. Currently my FreeBSD based laptop will only connect >> to the one with 149-161 with 11ng, the other connects fine at 11ac. >> >> I suspect this issue is due to missing entries in regdomain.xml so >> I'm currently experimenting with adding the following (generated by >> Claude Haiku 4.5) and adding it to the end of the 11ac in the APAC2 >> section: > > Thanks God humans are still good for something. > > I checked wireless-regdb (Linux) and they say what you need is in > https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2025L01047 . > > No guarantees I got this right either given I used their template to > convert > this and though it's listed below I did not cross-check it to the > doc; hmm I am > missing DFS on the 96-144... fixed hopefully. > > And this is just for you (or anyone else in AU), I cannot apply it > FreeBSD as such: > <insert URL to patch here before sending; if you read this humans make > errors too> > > Ok, I left that line on purpose ;-) Here's the patch: > https://people.freebsd.org/~bz/wireless/20260330-01-regdomain-au-for-ben.diff > > > > You will want to have your rc.conf entry as (and any possible other > options you have) > (if you do not already have that): > > create_args_wlan0="regdomain apac2 country AU" > > though ="country AU" should also be fine. Please check manually > afterwards that > ifconfig wlan0 really thinks you are on APAC2/AU and not FCC/US or > similar. > > I just tried it manually with a realtek rtw89: > > # ifconfig wlan893 create wlandev rtw893 regdomain apac2 country au > # ifconfig wlan893 | grep regd > regdomain APAC2 country AU authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 36 > # ifconfig -v wlan893 list regdomain > :regdomain APAC2 country AU anywhere -ecm > Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11b Channel 60 : 5300 D MHz 11a > vht/80+ Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11g Channel 60 : 5300 > D MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel > 64 : 5320 D MHz 11a Channel 3 : 2422 MHz 11g ht/40+ Channel 64 > : 5320 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 4 : 2427 MHz 11b > Channel 64 : 5320 D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 4 : 2427 MHz > 11g Channel 64 : 5320 D MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 4 : > 2427 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 64 : 5320 D MHz 11a vht/40- > Channel 4 : 2427 MHz 11g ht/40+ Channel 64 : 5320 D MHz 11a > vht/80- Channel 5 : 2432 MHz 11b Channel 64 : 5320 D > MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 5 : 2432 MHz 11g Channel 100 : > 5500 D MHz 11a Channel 5 : 2432 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 100 > : 5500 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 5 : 2432 MHz 11g ht/40+ > Channel 100 : 5500 D MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel 6 : 2437 MHz > 11b Channel 100 : 5500 D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 6 : > 2437 MHz 11g Channel 100 : 5500 D MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 6 : 2437 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 100 : 5500 D MHz > 11a vht/40+ Channel 6 : 2437 MHz 11g ht/40+ Channel 100 : > 5500 D MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 7 : 2442 MHz 11b > Channel 100 : 5500 D MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 7 : 2442 MHz > 11g Channel 100 : 5500 D MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 7 : > 2442 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 104 : 5520 D MHz 11a Channel 7 > : 2442 MHz 11g ht/40+ Channel 104 : 5520 D MHz 11a ht/20 > Channel 7 : 2442 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel 104 : 5520 D MHz > 11a vht/20 Channel 8 : 2447 MHz 11b Channel 108 : 5540 > D MHz 11a Channel 8 : 2447 MHz 11g Channel 108 : > 5540 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 8 : 2447 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel > 108 : 5540 D MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel 8 : 2447 MHz 11g > ht/40+ Channel 108 : 5540 D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 8 : > 2447 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel 108 : 5540 D MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 9 : 2452 MHz 11b Channel 108 : 5540 D MHz 11a > vht/40+ Channel 9 : 2452 MHz 11g Channel 108 : 5540 > D MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 9 : 2452 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel > 108 : 5540 D MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 9 : 2452 MHz 11g > ht/40+ Channel 108 : 5540 D MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 9 : > 2452 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel 112 : 5560 D MHz 11a Channel 10 : > 2457 MHz 11b Channel 112 : 5560 D MHz 11a ht/20 > Channel 10 : 2457 MHz 11g Channel 112 : 5560 D MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 10 : 2457 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 116 : 5580 D MHz > 11a Channel 10 : 2457 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel 116 : 5580 D > MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 11 : 2462 MHz 11b Channel 116 : > 5580 D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 11 : 2462 MHz 11g Channel > 116 : 5580 D MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 11 : 2462 MHz 11g > ht/20 Channel 116 : 5580 D MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 11 : > 2462 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel 116 : 5580 D MHz 11a vht/80- > Channel 12 : 2467 MHz 11b Channel 132 : 5660 D MHz 11a > Channel 12 : 2467 MHz 11g Channel 132 : 5660 D MHz > 11a ht/20 Channel 12 : 2467 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 132 : 5660 > D MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel 12 : 2467 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel > 132 : 5660 D MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 13 : 2472 MHz > 11b Channel 132 : 5660 D MHz 11a vht/40+ Channel 13 : > 2472 MHz 11g Channel 132 : 5660 D MHz 11a vht/80+ > Channel 13 : 2472 MHz 11g ht/20 Channel 136 : 5680 D MHz > 11a Channel 13 : 2472 MHz 11g ht/40- Channel 136 : 5680 D MHz > 11a ht/20 Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a Channel 136 : 5680 > D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel > 136 : 5680 D MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a > ht/40+ Channel 136 : 5680 D MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 36 : 5180 > MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 136 : 5680 D MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 36 : > 5180 MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 140 : 5700 D MHz 11a Channel 36 > : 5180 MHz 11a vht/40+ Channel 140 : 5700 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel > 36 : 5180 MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 140 : 5700 D MHz 11a ht/40+ > Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 140 : 5700 D MHz > 11a vht/20 Channel 36 : 5180 MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 140 : 5700 > D MHz 11a vht/40+ Channel 36 : 5180 D MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 140 > : 5700 D MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 40 : 5200 MHz 11a > Channel 144 : 5720 D MHz 11a Channel 40 : 5200 MHz 11a > ht/20 Channel 144 : 5720 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 40 : 5200 > MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 144 : 5720 D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 40 : > 5200 D MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 144 : 5720 D MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a Channel 144 : 5720 D MHz > 11a vht/40- Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 144 : > 5720 D MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a ht/40+ > Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a ht/40- > Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a > vht/20 Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel 44 : > 5220 MHz 11a vht/40+ Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 149 : 5745 MHz 11a > vht/40+ Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 149 : > 5745 MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 44 : 5220 MHz 11a vht/80- > Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a Channel 44 : 5220 D MHz 11a vht/160 > Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 48 : 5240 MHz > 11a Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 48 : > 5240 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 48 : 5240 MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 153 : 5765 MHz 11a > vht/40- Channel 48 : 5240 D MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 153 : 5765 > MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 52 : 5260 D MHz 11a Channel 157 : > 5785 MHz 11a Channel 52 : 5260 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 157 > : 5785 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 52 : 5260 D MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel > 157 : 5785 MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel 52 : 5260 D MHz 11a > vht/20 Channel 157 : 5785 MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 52 : 5260 > D MHz 11a vht/40+ Channel 157 : 5785 MHz 11a vht/40+ Channel > 52 : 5260 D MHz 11a vht/80+ Channel 157 : 5785 MHz 11a vht/80+ > Channel 52 : 5260 D MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 161 : 5805 MHz > 11a Channel 56 : 5280 D MHz 11a Channel 161 : 5805 MHz 11a > ht/20 Channel 56 : 5280 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 161 : 5805 > MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 56 : 5280 D MHz 11a ht/40- Channel 161 : > 5805 MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 56 : 5280 D MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 161 : 5805 MHz 11a vht/40- Channel 56 : 5280 D MHz 11a > vht/40- Channel 161 : 5805 MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 56 : 5280 > D MHz 11a vht/80- Channel 165 : 5825 MHz 11a Channel 56 : > 5280 D MHz 11a vht/160 Channel 165 : 5825 MHz 11a ht/20 Channel > 60 : 5300 D MHz 11a Channel 165 : 5825 MHz 11a vht/20 > Channel 60 : 5300 D MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 173 : 5865 MHz > 11a Channel 60 : 5300 D MHz 11a ht/40+ Channel 173 : 5865 > MHz 11a ht/20 Channel 60 : 5300 D MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 173 : > 5865 MHz 11a vht/20 Channel 60 : 5300 D MHz 11a vht/40+ > > > Let me know how this goes. If you do not want to rebuild your system > to install > the new XML file, you can just manually copy it over after applying > the patch. > Save your current one maybe before that, just in case ;-) > > Lots of joy, > /bz >