My internet connection is via ethernet. I am using the WIFI card just as a hotspot.

Been messing about just to check the WIFI card is working but my phone is making life hard.

I can use my phone to make a WIFI 6 hotspot by setting it to use WPA3, but its at 2.4Ghz.

Turns out the Pixel 7 Pro, and older pixel phones will not use 5Ghz or even 6Ghz for WIFI 6e. Bonkers.

Anyway. My PC does see my phones WIFI 6 hotspot, all be it on 2.4Ghz.
Maybe there is some adhoc funniness going on that wont allow AX WIFI with a hotspot :\

My WIFI chip is this MediaTek AMD jobby called RZ608 Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz if that helps any.

Maybe a better wifi card might be in order? Cheaper than getting a router!

Edited by Seansmit17 (Mon 16-Jan-23 02:17:23)

In reply to a post by jchamier:

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Must be lack of suitable driver support I'm thinking - that is when the card is not acting as a WiFi client, but is effectively an access point in AdHoc/Infrastructure mode of operation.

Yeah, I wonder if the Ad-hoc breaks it, as I read you can only use WEP or unencrypted with ad-hoc mode, and perhaps AX requires WPA2 or 3 ?

WEP is only compatible with A, B and G you need no encryption or WPA for anything newer.

Thanks Dan

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

My internet connection is via ethernet. I am using the WIFI card just as a hotspot.

Been messing about just to check the WIFI card is working but my phone is making life hard.

I can use my phone to make a WIFI 6 hotspot by setting it to use WPA3, but its at 2.4Ghz.

Turns out the Pixel 7 Pro, and older pixel phones will not use 5Ghz or even 6Ghz for WIFI 6e. Bonkers.

Anyway. My PC does see my phones WIFI 6 hotspot, all be it on 2.4Ghz.
Maybe there is some adhoc funniness going on that wont allow AX WIFI with a hotspot :\

My WIFI chip is this MediaTek AMD jobby called RZ608 Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz if that helps any.

Maybe a better wifi card might be in order? Cheaper than getting a router!

Getting something like this would be the best way to do it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-Wireless-Desktop-Ac...

As others have said Windows isn't designed to be used like this as such the hotspot feature is just a basic way of sharing internet.

Thanks Dan

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

Maybe a better wifi card might be in order? Cheaper than getting a router!

It probably wont help. Windows and phones do not support "real" Access Point mode, they have a special Hotspot mode which works slightly differently. I'm not sure the reasons why.

Plus there are no guarantees it will work smoothly regardless, the nature of WiFi, so its a gamble.