MT7921K (RZ608) Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz

[xperimental (Terry)]

I have a MT7921K (RZ608) Wi-Fi that shall run in AP mode for BLUE.

However there seems to be a problem. It’s working, but only with tx power @ 3dBm / 1mW, so I checked the system info for its right detection.

It’s detected fine:

04:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7921K (RZ608) Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz

The loaded kernel module seems to be fine, too:

/sys/class/net/blue0/device/uevent:DRIVER=mt7921e

However fireinfo shows some other information:

I also don’t have the option to select AX mode in hostapd.

[arne_f]

@xperimental

It’s working, but only with tx power @ 3dBm / 1mW

How have got this information. The WebGUI prints what the kernel/iw is reporting but on many wlan cards this output is wrong.

[xperimental (Terry)]

The WebIf shows it.

[agibson]

Is there more information on the MT7921K network controller?
Can it be adjusted/configured?
Does it work with IPFIRE?
@Terry What was/is the results you have for this WiFi adapter?

[lexuspolaris]

@xperimental

I also don’t have the option to select AX mode in hostapd.

By default, there is no option for 802.11ax in IPFire (yet), you have to edit the WLANAP.cgi page or configure hostapd manually.

I wrote a patch for the wlanap.cgi-page a couple of months ago

Selected interface is not a WLAN card

Hey guys, during the testing of my new WiFi7-Interface, I noticed some more “problems” with the WLanAP-page, so I wrote (or more created) a little patch. It does completely remove the need for “iwconfig” (only “iw” from now on). It adds two more encryption options for wpa3 and wpa2+3, using GCMP-256 and WPA-PSK-SHA256/GCMP-256 respectively (if it works, depends on your modul, see “iw list” for supported encryption methods). It adds two really useful options (exclude_dfs and backg…

for standard-802.11ax and 802.11be compatibility, but you have to check if it fits with the mediatek-features (especially concerning the encrypting ciphers). And then the new IPFire-version (188) will bring an revised wlanap-page so the patch won’t work with this one anymore (but I will write a new one for myself and can post it then).

Greetings

Alex

[ms (Michael Tremer)]

@lexuspolaris

By default, there is no option for 802.11ax in IPFire (yet), you have to edit the WLANAP.cgi page or configure hostapd manually.

I wrote a patch for the wlanap.cgi-page a couple of months ago

I would be happy to have this patch submitted to the list:

www.ipfire.org - Submitting Patches

[xperimental (Terry)]

@agibson

@Terry What was/is the results you have for this WiFi adapter?

AP mode: poor range, low throughput
Client mode: normal / as expected