WiFi channels 12 & 13

I am in Melbourne, Australia. "Rest of the World", ahem, "Most of the world".

Regional settings in Windows are English (Australia), Location=Australia

Hi Bob

unfortunately there is nothing related to "Country" nor "Channels" (except ad-hoc channel that don't apply in this case).

30 other settings exist but I have tried many combinations to no avail.

See my settings and comments below:

hopefully someone from BroadCom can figure?

- 20/40 Coexistance = Auto APN is 20/40

- 40MHz Intolerant = Disabled APN is 20/40

- 802.11h+d = Loose 11h no idea

- 802.11h Preable =Auto no idea

- Antenna Diversity = Auto

- AP Compatibility Mode = Higher Performance tried Broader Compatibility

- ARP Offload = Enabled no applicable 'cause layer1 is not up anyway

- Associated Roaming Preference = Disabled not applicable, not a roaming issue

- Band Preference = Prefer 802.11b/g who wants to prefer 11a these days?

- Bandwidth Capability = 11a/b/g:20/40MHz

- BeamForming = Enabled tried disabling

- BlueTooth Collaboration = Enable WTH? But tried disabling

- BSS PLCP = Auto (Short/Long) no idea

- BT-AMP = Disabled

- Disable Bands = 802.11a I mean it

- Disable Upon Wired Connect = Disabled there no wired BCM anyway

- Fragmentation Threshold = 2346

- IBSS 54g(tm) Protection Mode = Auto

- IBSS mode = 802.11a/b/g/n Auto

- Locally Administered MAC Address = Not Present but wow, not seen in years

- Minimum Power Consumption = Disabled

- Mixed Cell Support = Enabled

- NS Offload = Enabled

- Power Ouput = 100%

- Priority and VLAN = Disabled

- Rate (802.11a) = Best Rate

- Rate (802.11b/g) = Best Rate

- Roam Tendency = Auto

- Roaming Decision = Auto

- RTS Threshold = 2347

- Short GI = Auto no idea

- Wake On Magic Packet = Disabled no hpottery here

- Wake on Pattern Match =Disabled

- WiFi Rekeying Offload = Enabled hopefully not overseas

- WMM = Auto

- WZC IBSS Channel Number = 157 (40MHz-L)

- XPress (TM) Technology = Disabled tried enabling

Driver Provider = Broadcom

Driver Date = 12/03/2015

Driver Version = 7.35.118.32

This is a bootcamp driver issue. (OS X shows 802.11n Channel 13, 20MHz, 130Mbit bandwidth, Country=GB)

There are dozens of devices on that APN and all was fine for a couple of years.

Actually, another guy with a last year's MBP also had issues, although intermittent. He eventually bought an ethernet dongle thingie. Another MBP user uses Parallels to sidestep sub-par Apple BootCamp drivers. IMO Apple should compensate them extra purchases.

Me, I am going to return my Mac this week.

Four keys to simulate one INS is a bit much. (reduced-down keyboard is a separate issue)

I was also stung by Apple proprietary approach to their USB DVD drive. Works only with a Mac. Wow.

I want Windows to use AU. All 38 odd devices are OK with that APN and regional settings, even MacOS X on the same laptop.

GB actually allows channels 12 and 13, have a look at Bob's diagram above.

All I want is an advice on how to submit this as a bug, or how to get an ear of someone who can do this.

But away it goes, anyhow - I cannot wait even a week. This may be months before Apple fixed this.