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date = '2023-04-23T20:47:11+0200'
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Finally. `if_iwlwifi` works on my WiFi network at home!

Those are the relevant parts in my `/etc/rc.conf` configuration file.

```ini
static_routes="thor_lan thor_wifi"
route_thor_lan="-net 192.168.2.0/24 192.168.1.1"
route_thor_wifi="-net 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.1"

ifconfig_re0="DHCP"
create_args_wlan0="country AT metric 100 ssid AP1"
wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP"

create_args_wlan1="country AT ssid AP2"
wlans_run0="wlan1"
ifconfig_wlan1="WPA SYNCDHCP defaultif"
```

In fact I only made a single change to the suggested options from the handbook.

```ini
create_args_wlan0="regdomain ETSI2 country AT"
```

As you can see, I removed the `redgomain ETSI2` part. I've also tried _ETSI_ so
far but that also didn't work.

This works with a Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 card. I haven't tried this with the
Intel AX200(NGW) card that originally was built into my laptop.

{{< alert triangle-exclamation >}}
This works for me sometimes. But random panics still occur!
{{< /alert >}}