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    has someone had already intall iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode?

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      generalflo
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      iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode AX200

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        generalflo @generalflo
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        hello i m searching for someone who already had compile iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode for a nic
        it will be helpfull
        thanks
        i m looking for the comand to make this possible ...

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by stephenw10

          There is no iwlwifi driver in FreeBSD/pfSense. There is iwm(4) or iwn(4).
          What card are you trying to use exactly? And how are you trying to use it?

          Edit: The Intel ax200? That's an 802.11ax card. No support for it in FreeBSD if so.

          Steve

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            generalflo
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            yes it s the ax200 i was trying to build a new driver from a freebsd a upload the ko file into the pfsense routeur , on intel site there 's the ucode file for unix , i was tring that...

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              The ucode file is the card firmware uploaded to it by the driver. It generally distributed as a binary blob, it isn't something you compile.
              You still need a native FreeBSD driver to work with that and there isn't one as far as I know. There certainly isn't any 802.11ax support and only very limited 802.11ac support in FreeBSD. So it would be running at 802.11n if it could be made to work.
              In addition all the Intel cards run in station mode only which means you cannot use it as an access point.

              Use a different card if you want to run wifi directly in pfSense.

              Steve

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                generalflo
                last edited by generalflo

                ok i see i am in the future...
                well i have also an ac card but i don't know how to modify the kernel in pfsense to add the device
                do you have the comand to do it?
                thanx

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                  generalflo
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                  do i have to edit /etc/sysctl.conf
                  and add :
                  device iwm
                  device pci
                  device wlan
                  device firmware
                  device iwmfw

                  and
                  sysctl -p to apply?

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    No. If you have a card supported by iwm(4) then the driver is included.
                    You might need to load the firmware by adding the appropriate line to /boot/loader.conf.local

                    Put the card in and check the boot log.

                    Be aware that still doesn't support hostap mode.

                    Steve

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                      generalflo
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                      thanx wil try this

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