Is Intel AX200 WIFI6 Card working with ipfire?

[franzl123 (Franz Jakob)]

Hi there,

i plan to upgrade my WiFi from Compex WLE600VX to an Intel AX200.
Is it working working with ipfire?

MfG
Franzl

[xperimental (Terry)]

No not out of the box. You will need at least kernel 5.1 to support that chipset: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi

[evanesce69 (Robert Travelstead)]

Are there plans to update the kernel version to 5.1 so we can use the AX200 chipset?
Just bought a pair of them, one for the firewall and the second for the HTPC… Was sad to discover no support for this adapter with the current version.

[xperimental (Terry)]

@evanesce69

Are there plans to update the kernel version to 5.1

This question has been asked a few times here lately and there are no plans for kernel updates.

[evanesce69 (Robert Travelstead)]

Thanks Terry!

[ms (Michael Tremer)]

@xperimental

This question has been asked a few times here lately and there are no plans for kernel updates.

There is, at some point, but we won’t update right now.

On the Intel network card: They lock the firmware, so it is very unlikely that it will work in Access Point mode.

I would recommend staying with the Compex card. They are great.