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7260N Ubuntu Roaming Issue

ZZhan52
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Hi everyone,

I got a tough problem in making Intel 7260N roaming in a high-density environment. I got over 600 Ubuntu machines equipped with this wireless adaptor. What I found is this adapter does not roam even when the RSSI of associated AP was very low, like -75dbm. I tried to use the "iw sen -65" command to set a static threshold for launch roaming but it turned this command is not supported, indicated by the Ubuntu 16 release.

Question:

1. Anyone know which Ubuntu or Linux distribution has this command supported for 7260N ?

2. Anyone know any kind of Intel wireless adaptor supports this command under Ubuntu Release 16+ ?

Any help will be appreciated.

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idata
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Hello HouHou,

 

 

We understand you're having issues setting the roaming threshold for your Intel® Wireless-N 7260 adapter on Ubuntu*.

 

 

Driver development happens in the open-source Linux community. Because of this, we recommend posting your question to the Ubuntu* Support Forums for a more accurate response.

 

 

The Intel® Wireless-N 7260 is natively supported on Linux* Kernel 4.1 and above. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS* uses kernel 4.4 out of the box. This means your adapter should be supported.

 

 

The following links should help you find the information you need:

 

 

NOTE: Any links provided for third party tools or sites are offered for your convenience and should not be viewed as an endorsement by Intel® of the content, products, or services offered there. We do not offer support for any third party tool mentioned here.

 

 

1. https://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=336 Ubuntu* Networking & Wireless Forums

 

2. https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi Linux* Drivers Community Page

 

3. https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw Linux* IW Community Page

 

 

Best regards,

 

Carlos A.
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