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Finally FreeBSD has fast WiFi?

"WiFi 6 support has been added to wpa (wpa_supplicant(8) and hostapd(8)). c1d255d3ffdb 3968b47cd974 bd452dcbede6" https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/relnotes/

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> The iwlwifi(4) driver for Intel wireless interfaces has been updated to the latest version, supporting chipsets up to WiFi 6E AX411/AX211/AX210, and with preparations for upcoming BX and SC chipsets. (Sponsored by The FreeBSD Foundation)

* https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/relnotes/#drivers-dev...

* https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=iwlwifi&manpath=Fr...

>While iwlwifi supports all 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax the compatibility code currently only supports 802.11 a/b/g modes. Support for 802.11 n/ac is to come. 802.11ax and 6Ghz support are planned.

What exactly is the compatibility code?

I am reading it correctly that FreeBSD doesn't have 802.11n wifi support?

Yes

Yes, but only if your card's driver does too. Mine uses iwm [0], which makes me sad:

>Currently, iwm only supports 802.11b and 802.11g modes. It will not associate to access points that are configured to operate only in 802.11n or 802.11ac modes.

Thankfully, 802.11a seems to work, so I can use my 5 GHz radio. But it's not fast.

[0]: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?iwm

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