[solved with 19.7 update] opnSense WLAN question with WLE200NX

[vikozo]

Hello
i have my opnSense with a WLE200NX a/b/g/n insyde.
the n would be for 5GHz.

but when i scan there is no 5GHz wlan there.
so on the Interface the
[Common wireless configuration - Settings apply to all wireless networks on ath0]
Standard 802.11ng selected

[Network-specific wireless configuration]
the Mode is Acess Point

so a question would be why is this WLAN limited to around 6-8M if I check the Traffic Graph

is there a trick to have more bandwith?

have a nice day
vinc

[monstermania]

Hi,
i suggest you to choose an external AP for wifi!
For 1,5 years i used my opnsense with internal wifi (Ralink USB). It works but only with 802.11g.
Over one year ago, i also tried to get 5 Ghz wifi to work on my new opnsense box (Atheros 9280 Card). It works too, but the wifi connection lags often (streaming on smart tv)! After several trys to get wifi to work properly i give up! Since this time i use an external AP an wifi works like a charm!

best regards
Dirk

[vikozo]

Thanks for your feedback, anybody out there with more positiv feedback?

[mircsicz]

I would totally agree with monstermania

Here's a list with the supported chipsets:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11cF4UoNL68Me5ZC6qhjFPmzdW7mib56dBIAKz30Qpug/edit?hl=en&hl=en#gid=0

[vikozo]

@mircsicz
thanks for your feedback and Link

https://pcengines.ch/wle200nx.htm
WLE200NX =  Atheros AR9280

and the Atheros is marked all yes and should habe N so 5Ghz as i did understoud the file

have a nice day
vinc

[h2obrain]

Try selecting a 5GHz channel

[vikozo]

Where exactly - i did select - but not showing up in the scanner

[vikozo]

after the update to

OPNsense 19.7-amd64
FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p11-HBSD
LibreSSL 2.9.2

it works fine and the bandwith is now over 10MB.