Support
Windows
netsh wlan show drivers
- 802.11 – WiFi 0
- 802.11b – WiFi 1
- 802.11a – WiFi 2
- 802.11g – WiFi 3
- 802.11n – WiFi 4
- 802.11ac – WiFi 5
- 802.11ax – WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E
- 802.11be – WiFi 7
Example:
Interface name: Wi-Fi
Driver : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
Vendor : Intel Corporation
Provider : Microsoft
Date : 9/3/2018
Version : 20.70.3.3
INF file : netwtw06.inf
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11a 802.11ac
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : No
Number of supported bands : 2
2.4 GHz [ 0 MHz - 0 MHz]
5 GHz [ 0 MHz - 0 MHz]
IHV service present : Yes
IHV adapter OUI : [00 00 00], type: [00]
Wireless Display Supported: Yes (Graphics Driver: Yes, Wi-Fi Driver: Yes)
In this example, the WiFi adapter supports 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11a, and 802.11ac, in WiFi is 3, 4, 5, 2, and 5 respectively.
macOS
system_profiler SPAirPortDataType
Example:
Wi-Fi:
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 16.0 (1657)
CoreWLANKit: 16.0 (1657)
Menu Extra: 17.0 (1728)
System Information: 15.0 (1502)
IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.13.0)
Diagnostics: 11.0 (1163)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.9 (639.22)
Interfaces:
en0:
Card Type: Wi-Fi (0x14E4, 0x4387)
Firmware Version: wl0: Aug 8 2023 04:27:44 version 20.10.1062.3.8.7.162 FWID 01-8e237e8f
MAC Address: bc:d0:74:ad:3d:34
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: FR
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
In this example, the WiFi adapter supports 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax, in WiFi is 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 respectively.