Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14242 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 15:25 Post subject:
PaulGo wrote:
One other problem with the R7000P, on the 5 GHz band in the United States, is you choose to select a channel instead of Auto you only get one choice based upon the Extension Channel (80 Mhz channel width).
Joined: 01 Dec 2021 Posts: 289 Location: Maryland, United States
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 16:20 Post subject:
kernel-panic69 wrote:
PaulGo wrote:
One other problem with the R7000P, on the 5 GHz band in the United States, is you choose to select a channel instead of Auto you only get one choice based upon the Extension Channel (80 Mhz channel width).
The workaround for that has always been:
Code:
nvram set brcm_unlock=1
nvram commit
reboot
But this is something that will never be changed. Channels available will *always* follow regulatory domain information for the wifi hardware.
With my R6300v1 router running DD-WRT I had multiple choices on the 5G GHz band. Also, with the stock Netgear R7000P firmware, I also had multiple choices.
Joined: 29 Sep 2020 Posts: 260 Location: United States
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 16:39 Post subject:
if an R7000P has low 5 GHz channels it's because the user did an nvram erase on a modified build from years ago and hasn't done a nvram erase since. the modified build somehow made the low channels work with an nvram commit(s)
Joined: 01 Dec 2021 Posts: 289 Location: Maryland, United States
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 16:58 Post subject:
itwontbewe wrote:
if an R7000P has low 5 GHz channels it's because the user did an nvram erase on a modified build from years ago and hasn't done a nvram erase since. the modified build somehow made the low channels work with an nvram commit(s)
i use 161 so it doesn't affect me.
I'm very appreciative the vap now works
I just switched to DD-WRT from stock firmware about a week ago. I did two nvram erase procedures. Before switching to DD-WRT firmware and the after switching to the DD-WRT firmware. That did not resolve the problem. The only choice I had was Channel 149 with lower lower. Using kernel-panic69 solution worked, but it should not be necessary.
One other problem with the R7000P, on the 5 GHz band in the United States, is you choose to select a channel instead of Auto you only get one choice based upon the Extension Channel (80 Mhz channel width).
The workaround for that has always been:
Code:
nvram set brcm_unlock=1
nvram commit
reboot
But this is something that will never be changed. Channels available will *always* follow regulatory domain information for the wifi hardware.
With my R6300v1 router running DD-WRT I had multiple choices on the 5G GHz band. Also, with the stock Netgear R7000P firmware, I also had multiple choices.
MIPS vs ARM, most likely a different hardware / driver / specs / regulatory domain info, unless this anomaly was due to the same issue that affected the VAPs (which I highly doubt).
Anyhow, not a new discussion on R7000P regarding 5GHz channels: Missing lower 5Ghz channels on netgear 7000p _________________ "The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
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Joined: 01 Dec 2021 Posts: 289 Location: Maryland, United States
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:41 Post subject:
My older Netgear R6300v1 which WiFi is configured similar to the R7000P has the following 5 GHz channels for lower lower: 36, 52, 100, 132 and 149. Since they are both AC capable routers with an 80 MHz channel width, they should have the same frequencies available (United States). Again, the R7000P only has channel 149 for lower lower.
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 7492 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:39 Post subject:
itwontbewe wrote:
do you have the low channels or just the middle?
i just can tell you that i wont see lower channels on mine too. but this is how the driver reports them. however. of course its possible to get lower channels by some nvram hacks. but i have to check which parameters are involved here. its all complicated _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 7492 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:46 Post subject:
nvram set 1:disband5grp=0
nvram commit
reboot
then you should get all channels
i will include this mod in next release. but its not included in todays release of course. but todays release contains also other fixes which are not available in the test image i provided here _________________ "So you tried to use the computer and it started smoking? Sounds like a Mac to me.." - Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_5YDRWqGE&t=60s