no-IR from dongles

[fhteagle]

I am scratching my head about why a wifi chip would be set to no-IR if it is in a dongle, but allowed to initiate radiation if the same chip is baked into a router/access point product? Whats the real difference? I am sure it has something to do with regulation(s), but I am failing to see the practical semantic line between a dongle and an AP. Anyone have any clues as to the "why" it is done this way?

[morrownr]

If an adapter has not been certified by controlling agencies for what it is trying to do, then the driver can't support it. Getting DFS approval is a separate certification that has to be tested. Many routers can't do DFS channels because of this.

So, what is it you are trying to do?

[fhteagle]

If all of the commercially available dongles are No-IR on 6ghz, that means either having to buy a 6ghz AP to "break the ice" of 6Ghz, or location spoof the reg domain. Trying to figure out if there is any other option, and if not, why that is exactly.

[morrownr]

Well, I think there are still issues with reg.db that could contribute as well.

that means either having to buy a 6ghz AP to "break the ice" of 6Ghz, or location spoof the reg domain.

Do you live in Germany (DE) or France (FR)? Hint, hint.

[bjlockie]

I think he is asking why a chipset in a router can do DFS but the same chipset for USB can't.

[morrownr]

I think he is asking why a chipset in a router can do DFS but the same chipset for USB can't.

The certification is by product, not chipset.

Edit: I am going to have to look this up again but I think the above is correct.

[bjlockie]

Why does no-ir even exist? I doubt any of these is high enough power to interfere with anything. Plus couldn't they start with lower power until they detect there is nothing around.