Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:58:34 GMT From: adrian chadd <adrian@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/183430: [iwn] latest change to the rate code setup uses 11n rates on an 11n channel when 11n rates aren't provided Message-ID: <201310290358.r9T3wYXS047067@oldred.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201310290400.r9T401Bu097952@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 183430 >Category: misc >Synopsis: [iwn] latest change to the rate code setup uses 11n rates on an 11n channel when 11n rates aren't provided >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 29 04:00:01 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: adrian chadd >Release: >Organization: >Environment: -HEAD >Description: the latest changes in iwn messed up how the rates are calculated. the PLCP lookup code is doing the wrong thing - it assumes that an 11n channel will always have 11n traffic. However, some management traffic may be non-11n. So, support that. Some 11n APs get very unhappy if you send them 11n management frames, so don't do that. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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