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Date:      Tue, 5 Jan 2010 03:25:53 -0200 (BRST)
From:      "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ath hostap problems
Message-ID:  <0c682ad7769fbd678a6835f041d0c791.squirrel@lamneth>
In-Reply-To: <0122e9480533dc61e94ec7d00678aeaf.squirrel@lamneth>
References:  <0122e9480533dc61e94ec7d00678aeaf.squirrel@lamneth>

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On Tue, January 5, 2010 00:09, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
> hail,
>
> I have a Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz as a wifi ap:
>
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: cpu_reset: Stopping other CPUs
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: Copyright (c) 1992-2010 The FreeBSD Project.
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988,
> 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: The Regents of the University of California.
> All rights reserved.
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The
> FreeBSD Foundation.
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #0: Sun Jan  3 00:25:30 BRT
> 2010
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: root@xxx.xxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/xxx amd64
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz
> quality 0
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E6750  @
> 2.66GHz (2669.34-MHz K8-class CPU)
> Jan  4 22:31:08 xxx kernel: Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x6fb  Stepping
> = 11
>
> xxx# uname -a
> FreeBSD xxx.xxx 8.0-STABLE FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #0: Sun Jan  3 00:25:30 BRT
> 2010     root@xxx.xxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/xxx  amd64
>
> cat /etc/hostapd.conf
> interface=wlan0
> #bridge=bridge0
> driver=bsd
> logger_syslog=-1
> logger_syslog_level=2
> logger_stdout=-1
> logger_stdout_level=2
> debug=0
> dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
> ctrl_interface_group=0
> ssid=apartnet2
> #macaddr_acl=1
> #accept_mac_file=/etc/hostapd/accept
> auth_algs=3
> eapol_key_index_workaround=0
> #eap_server=0
> wpa=3
> wpa_psk_file=/etc/hostapd/wpa_psk
> wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> wpa_pairwise=CCMP
> #stakey=0
> ieee8021x=0
> hw_mode=g
>
> and just get these messages in logs:
>
> Jan  4 22:49:46 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
> Jan  4 22:49:48 xxx last message repeated 4 times
> Jan  4 22:49:48 xxx postfix/local[1293]: fatal: open database
> /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory
> Jan  4 22:49:48 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
> Jan  4 22:50:03 xxx last message repeated 46 times
> Jan  4 22:50:03 xxx kernel:
> Jan  4 22:50:03 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
> Jan  4 22:50:19 xxx last message repeated 51 times
> Jan  4 22:50:20 xxx kernel:
> Jan  4 22:50:20 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
> Jan  4 22:50:33 xxx last message repeated 41 times
> Jan  4 22:50:33 xxx kernel:
> Jan  4 22:50:33 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
> Jan  4 22:50:49 xxx last message repeated 50 times
> Jan  4 22:50:49 xxx postfix/local[1296]: fatal: open database
> /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory
> Jan  4 22:50:49 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
> Jan  4 22:51:20 xxx last message repeated 98 times
> Jan  4 22:51:50 xxx last message repeated 100 times
> Jan  4 22:51:50 xxx postfix/local[1297]: fatal: open database
> /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory
> Jan  4 22:51:50 xxx kernel: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
>
> I can't even see the network in other computers.
>
> Some time ago I reported this problem in here, but using slower hardware.
> and Sam said that was it. That machine was running Linux before and is now
> being converted to FreeBSD 8. when in linux, I had some performance
> penalties but it works great for internet access.
>
> is there anything I can do to solve this ?
>
> the card is this:
>
> ath0@pci0:5:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x3a131186 chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01
> hdr=0x00
>     vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
>     device     = '802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter (AR5212)'
>     class      = network
>     subclass   = ethernet
>
> the card doesn't support 802.11a though.
>
> I'm about to buy a rum based usb wlan, may be Hawking HWUG1 or TP-LINK
> TL-WN321G, to make another freebsd based ap for light internet access. is
> this supposed to happen as well ?
>
> thanks,
>
> matheus

Using similar configuration file for hostapd, I did test another atheros
based wlan card in same role:

ath0@pci0:1:0:0:        class=0x020000 card=0x3065168c chip=0x001c168c
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
    device     =
'HDAUDIOFUNC_01&VEN_1095&DEV_1392&SUBSYS_10280242&REV_1000
(USBVID_147E&PID_20165&B71A446&0&1)'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet

this is a pcie part, AFAIK, running on Asus F3T turion based notebook.
Runs FreeBSD 8 as well:

[matheus@xxx/usr/home/matheus]$ uname -a
FreeBSD xxx.xxx 8.0-STABLE FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #5: Sun Jan  3 16:20:25 BRT
2010     root@xxx.xxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/xxx  amd64

but this time I have no message as tha other box, and the AP works fine.

matheus
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