From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 19:18:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 944AA16A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:18:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from sage.ts.co.nz (sage.tasman.net [202.49.92.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C518943FEA for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:18:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcos@thepacific.net) Received: from sage.ts.co.nz (sage.ts.co.nz [202.49.92.1]) by sage.ts.co.nz (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB23JMjA011634; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:19:25 +1300 Received: from thepacific.net (gateway-nelson.thepacific.net [202.49.95.33]) by sage.ts.co.nz (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB23HVY3011294; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:17:31 +1300 Message-ID: <3FCC0452.8030204@thepacific.net> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:17:38 +1300 From: Marcos Biscaysaqu Organization: ThePacific.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i386; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Eric Anderson , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <3FC858F6.2090403@thepacific.net> <3FCBFBDD.6000404@centtech.com> <3FCC0097.2060900@thepacific.net> <3FCC0279.8010200@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <3FCC0279.8010200@centtech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 03:18:16 -0000 Hi there This may help: Im turn the debug on Im I recive lot of this: ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure Eric Anderson wrote: > Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: > >> Hi Eric. >> I have no loss connection on 11b only on 11g, so for the moment >> im keep working with a Athreos Wireless card on hostap in 11b >> connecting 34 clients, and really is working VERY well until I have >> lot of Ierrs and Oerrs and the ping to the client go from 2 ms to >> 1000 ms and all work very slow until the errors go down and is fast >> again. >> I tried different AP and different wireless card and the Atheros >> wireless card even in 11b is faster than any comecial 11b AP, fixing >> the errors problem will be a very fast and strong AP. >> I wish to know fix it, but Im don't know how, Im only can help >> testing. :( > > > Hmm - I wonder if you are losing packets when the device thinks the > signal is weak, and it attempts to lower the connection speed to > increase reliability. Maybe try forcing it down to a low speed (like > 1mb/s or something?) and seeing if it continues to happen.. > > Maybe also try setting: > sysctl hw.ath.debug=1 > and watch your dmesg/messages for hints.. > > Eric > >> Eric Anderson wrote: >> >>> Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: >>> >>>> On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card >>>> running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses >>>> connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it >>>> back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. >>>> >>>> I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks >>>> and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying >>> him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think >>> he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. >>> One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one >>> mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b >>> mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. >>> >>> Also - is "shared" mode authentication ever going to work in >>> FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? >>> >>> Eric >> >> > -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd.