Netgear WAX206 - can't join 80mhz SSID

Installing and Using OpenWrt
1

Hi,
Router: Netgear WAX206
Version: SNAPSHOT r23147-4b8b2f4f97

80mhz & 40mhz work fine as an AP but not as a wireless client.
Only 20mhz works when connecting to my other OpenWRT device (GL-AX1800).

Is this a known issue? Can anyone replicate this? Any ideas to try?

Thanks

2

Can you share the wifi config files from both devices, please?

3

I basically have:

WAX206 (client)

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/18000000.wmac'
	option channel '1'
	option band '2g'
	option htmode 'HT20'
	option cell_density '0'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path '1a143000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0'
	option channel '36'
	option band '5g'
	option htmode 'HE80'
	option cell_density '0'
	option country 'US'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet0'
	option device 'radio1'
	option mode 'sta'
	option network 'wwan'
	option ssid 'RLTEST-5G'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option key '<redacted>'

GL-AX1800 (AP)

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/soc/c000000.wifi'
	option band '5g'
	option channels '36,40,44,48'
	option country 'US'
	option cell_density '0'
	option channel '36'
	option htmode 'HE80'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/soc/c000000.wifi+1'
	option band '2g'
	option country 'US'
	option channel 'auto'
	option htmode 'HE40'
	option cell_density '0'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet8'
	option ssid 'RLTEST-5G'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

I'll attach the full config files but redact the password and SSID's of those that are not relevant but let me know if you'd like to know which is which.

4

Here's the full, redacted AP config file. The client is as above.

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/soc/c000000.wifi'
	option band '5g'
	option channels '36,40,44,48'
	option country 'US'
	option cell_density '0'
	option channel '36'
	option htmode 'HE80'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
	option device 'radio0'
	option network 'lan'
	option mode 'ap'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option wds '1'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'platform/soc/c000000.wifi+1'
	option band '2g'
	option country 'US'
	option channel 'auto'
	option htmode 'HE40'
	option cell_density '0'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
	option device 'radio1'
	option network 'lan'
	option mode 'ap'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option wds '1'
	option isolate '0'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-iface 'guest5g'
	option device 'radio0'
	option network 'guest'
	option mode 'ap'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option guest '1'
	option disabled '1'
	option wds '1'
	option isolate '1'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-iface 'guest2g'
	option device 'radio1'
	option network 'guest'
	option mode 'ap'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option guest '1'
	option disabled '1'
	option wds '1'
	option isolate '1'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet4'
	option wds '1'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option device 'radio1'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet5'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option device 'radio1'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option key '<password-redacted>'
	option wds '1'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet6'
	option wds '1'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet7'
	option wds '1'
	option ssid '<SSID-redacted>'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option key '<password-redacted>'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet8'
	option ssid 'RLTEST-5G'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option network 'lan'
	option key '<password-redacted>'
5

Try removing the country code.

6 
option htmode 'HE80'

means that you are using ax mode. Try VHT80 for ac mode.
also channels is a list, not an option, albeit I doubt this is important here.

7

Ok, so AC mode works at 80mhz!

So why not AX mode, given that both devices are AX devices and the WAX206 works in AX mode at 80mhz as an AP?

Anyway, AC mode at 80mhz is faster than AX mode 20mhz, so it's a step in the right direction, thanks!

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8

This didn't make any difference but thanks

9

Good, it's indeed a first step.
You may need some extra settings for AX mode to work. Someone else may enlight us on the matter. I only have AC devices.