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STATUS_NDIS_DOT11_AP_CHANNEL_NOT_ALLOWED
The requested AP channel is not permitted in the current regulatory domain
STATUS_NDIS_DOT11_AP_CHANNEL_NOT_ALLOWED is a regulatory decision. WLAN drivers and Windows keep regulatory-domain information for wireless operation; a channel that hardware can physically tune may still be disallowed for AP mode in the current country, band, or device configuration.
The corrective action is to use an allowed channel or fix regulatory-domain configuration, not to force retries. Capture the country information, adapter capabilities, requested band/channel, and whether the request came from hosted network, mobile hotspot, vendor AP mode, or a test tool.
Evidence that narrows it
- Log requested channel, country/region information, and band.
- Confirm that the channel is allowed for AP mode, not merely for passive scanning or station operation.
- Separate this from temporary unavailability, which can clear without changing regulatory configuration.
References
- Microsoft: WLAN_BSS_ENTRY regulatory-domain fields
- Microsoft: DOT11_CURRENT_OPERATION_MODE
- Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values
- ReactOS: ntstatus.h constants
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