From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 27 22:20:02 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 906A016A469 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 707D713C478 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m0RMK2tK048997 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:20:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m0RMK28n048996; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:20:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:20:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200801272220.m0RMK28n048996@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Nathan Whitehorn Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CE2F16A418 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:18:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CD9213C457 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:18:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m0RMGlJU097974 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:16:47 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m0RMGl19097973; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:16:47 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200801272216.m0RMGl19097973@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:16:47 GMT From: Nathan Whitehorn To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/120064: routed marks 802.11 interfaces broken X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:20:02 -0000 >Number: 120064 >Category: misc >Synopsis: routed marks 802.11 interfaces broken >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jan 27 22:20:02 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Nathan Whitehorn >Release: 7.0-PRERELEASE >Organization: University of Chicago >Environment: FreeBSD banshee.munuc.org 7.0-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-PRERELEASE #2: Sun Jan 27 14:06:09 CST 2008 root@banshee.munuc.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X2100 amd64 >Description: Because wlan devices are intrinsically unreliable, the error counters increment much faster than routed would like. Then the interface gets marked broken, and routes to it deleted, very quickly. This means that dynamic announcement of wireless networks using the base routed is essentially broken. A good fix would be a way to tell routed that you know certain interfaces are unreliable and don't care if the error counters become large, or (better) some kind of autodetection of wireless devices. ifi_type reports 802.11 devices as IFT_ETHER, and I didn't look into how to get the media values. >How-To-Repeat: Set up a wireless NIC in hostap mode (I used an atheros one), turn on routed, use it for a couple of minutes, and watch it be shut off. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: