openwrt / openwrt/mt76

Belkin RT3200/MT7915E: WED + Intel AX200 = iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Unhandled alg: 0x703

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Description

When enabling WED on my Belkin RT3200, the Intel AX200 occasionally shows the following message:
iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Unhandled alg: 0x703
I've monitored the same machine for a week with WED disabled and this issue does not appear. I suspect that occasional garbage packages reach the client. On older kernels I've seen this issue lead to firmware hangs/resets on the client side, but the log I'm currently looking at does not mention any such firmware resets. It may have gotten more robust with updates on either router- or client side.

Router:

  • Belkin RT3200
  • OpenWrt SNAPSHOT r21968-acd8e94d20 / LuCI Master git-23.013.73089-9634086 ("mt76: update PKG_SOURCE_HASH")
  • Kernel 5.15.90
  • WPA3 SAE
  • 2.4GHz: .n, 40MHz
  • 5GHz: .ax, 80MHz

Client:

  • Fedora 37, kernel 6.1.8-200.fc37.x86_64
  • Intel AX200, firmware version 72.daa05125.0 cc-a0-72.ucode op_mode iwlmvm

Note that this client-server combination also experiences #724 , regardless of whether WED is enabled or disabled.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing issue #724 and reproducing the Belkin RT3200 setup with WED enabled and disabled. Compare the Intel AX200 logs across both configurations, including the reported firmware and kernel versions. Done means determining whether WED causes the unhandled algorithm message and documenting or addressing the resulting behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, linux
Domain
networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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