Linux 6.10 Networking Adds New Intel Hardware Support, More WiFi 7 Enablement

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 6.10 Networking Adds New Intel Hardware Support, More WiFi 7 Enablement

The networking subsystem updates have been submitted for the Linux 6.10 kernel. As usual it's a big update with some 90,083 new lines of code and 37,889 lines removed...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.10-Networking

[JEBjames]

Michael

Typo

"has added 800G link mdoes and 100G SerDes speeds." should be "modes"

[Michael]

Michael

Typo

"has added 800G link mdoes and 100G SerDes speeds." should be "modes"

Whoops thanks!

[Ferrum Master]

Is even Wifi6E possible on Linux using AX210? I haven't tried in a while?

[Avamander]

Is even Wifi6E possible on Linux using AX210? I haven't tried in a while?

If you have an AP running on those frequencies then it should work as a station. But "thanks" to Intel's Location Aware Regulatory (LAR) AP mode is practically unusable with Intel's WiFi chipsets.

I am fairly certain running an AP will get only worse with WiFi 7 and Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) being required for UNII-5 and UNII-7 6GHz bands. If you don't have an AFC daemon to use, it will be pretty annoying.

[Franco Castillo]

If you have an AP running on those frequencies then it should work as a station. But "thanks" to Intel's Location Aware Regulatory (LAR) AP mode is practically unusable with Intel's WiFi chipsets.

I am fairly certain running an AP will get only worse with WiFi 7 and Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) being required for UNII-5 and UNII-7 6GHz bands. If you don't have an AFC daemon to use, it will be pretty annoying.

AFC is not mandatory when using lower powers.

[Ferrum Master]

If you have an AP running on those frequencies then it should work as a station.

I have BPI-R3 router with AsiaRF AW7916-NPD 6E module. My phones and WIN11 with the same card sees 6E band, but Linux not. I haven't enabled wifi in while, seldom use it, only for testing HW.

Other than that, 6E due to being rare is great in crowded places...