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So I read this thread very carefully as in my Hackintosh there is also said card working (almost fine up until now).
Even erik's hint to make it appear as an internal AirPort card via HEX editing just worked fine for me.
My problem is that I would like my WiFi to use channels above 100 for it's higher tx power (1000mW comparing to 200mW below) and currently, my card shows up supporting only channels up to 48 in system information:
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x85DF)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (6.30.223.154.65)
MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: DE
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
WG_5G:
PHY Mode: 802.11ac
BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Channel: 44,1
Country Code: DE
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -56 dBm / -92 dBm
Transmit Rate: 122
MCS Index: 2
First I thought, this might be a limitation hardware-wise as I live in Switzerland. But on the windows side, changing the country code in the driver INF did the trick! There everything now runs fine at all channels with very good rates (around 800 Mbit/s, 10m from the router, 1 wall). With my MBP retina I even get the full 1300Mbit/s when sitting closer to the Router (ASUS RT-AC68U) and about 350Mbit/s at my desk.
I was wondering, how could I change the code on the Mac side? I was able to do the HEX editing and can also see the word "country" in the file to edit (AirPortBrcm4360) but don't know how to continue.
I would really appreciate any help on this.
Edit: Here is where I found the information for Windows:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/forums/showpost.php?p=138688&postcount=19
Even erik's hint to make it appear as an internal AirPort card via HEX editing just worked fine for me.
My problem is that I would like my WiFi to use channels above 100 for it's higher tx power (1000mW comparing to 200mW below) and currently, my card shows up supporting only channels up to 48 in system information:
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x85DF)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (6.30.223.154.65)
MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: DE
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
WG_5G:
PHY Mode: 802.11ac
BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Channel: 44,1
Country Code: DE
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -56 dBm / -92 dBm
Transmit Rate: 122
MCS Index: 2
First I thought, this might be a limitation hardware-wise as I live in Switzerland. But on the windows side, changing the country code in the driver INF did the trick! There everything now runs fine at all channels with very good rates (around 800 Mbit/s, 10m from the router, 1 wall). With my MBP retina I even get the full 1300Mbit/s when sitting closer to the Router (ASUS RT-AC68U) and about 350Mbit/s at my desk.
I was wondering, how could I change the code on the Mac side? I was able to do the HEX editing and can also see the word "country" in the file to edit (AirPortBrcm4360) but don't know how to continue.
I would really appreciate any help on this.
Edit: Here is where I found the information for Windows:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/forums/showpost.php?p=138688&postcount=19