Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:23:22 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Claude Buisson <clbuisson@orange.fr> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is Atheros AR9285 usable in AP mode ? Message-ID: <CAJ-VmokcAevZMr19L=LTXLVWH_9cpwRSyh6TYNabLaG_yRyJGQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E43DE78.4040801@orange.fr> References: <4E3E6FFE.90101@orange.fr> <CAJ-VmomQ4-bfkX3Sew6QfgHK8x%2Buia44q5HtOAjmp2RtQPJFSA@mail.gmail.com> <4E43DE78.4040801@orange.fr>
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Hi, Is powerd running? It does sound like you've got some kind of power saving mode going on somewhere.. Adrian On 11 August 2011 21:51, Claude Buisson <clbuisson@orange.fr> wrote: > Sorry, I had to travel these last days... > > On 08/10/2011 07:33, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> >> is this on a laptop or some device with power saving enabled? >> >> Can you please provide some more background about what you are using? >> >> Thanks, adrian >> > > No, this is not a laptop, it is a "mini system" (Atom D525 ION2): > > ZOTAC ZBOX I41 (see dmesg below) > > and a do not run powerd, etc. > > In the (AMI) BIOS there is an "Energy Lake" feature. Disabling it does not > seems > to have a noticeable effect. > > Disabling HyperThreading in the BIOS seems to have a small positive effect > on > the packet loss rate (which remains at the 2-3 % level between station and > ap). > > I am running with hw.ath.bstuck=16 and the "stuck beacon" messages continue > to flow. > > At boot I find a: > > power_profile: changed to 'performance' > > entry in /var/log/messages, of which I can't get rid (I tried > power_profile_enable="NO" in rc.conf). > > My test station is a 7.4-STABLE, with an 2200B/G iwi hardware, and for the > moment I run in open mode (for these tests). > > On the other hand, I don't have any problem/loss running the ZBOX as a > station > with my current access point (6 years old Netgear WG602v3) in WPA2 mode. > > I can do furter tests at your will, if given sufficiently precise guidance. > > Claude Buisson > >> On 07/08/2011, Claude Buisson<clbuisson@orange.fr> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I try to configure a new system as an access point, with: >>> >>> ath0:<Atheros 9285> mem 0xfeaf0000-0xfeafffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on >>> pci2 >>> ath0: AR9285 mac 192.2 RF5133 phy 14.0 >>> >>> ath0@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x10891a3b chip=0x002b168c rev=0x01 >>> hdr=0x00 >>> vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' >>> device = 'AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)' >>> class = network >>> >>> According to the sticker, it is a: >>> >>> AzureWave AW-NE785 ATH-5B95 >>> >>> I get a lot of: >>> >>> ath0: stuck beacon: resetting (bmiss count 4) >>> >>> I set hw.ath.bstuck=32 >>> >>> but the stuck beacon messages continue flowing, and I suffer from packet >>> loss / >>> lost association of the test station. >>> >>> This is on a 9-CURRENT system amd64 SMP (2011/07/24 svn r224294). >>> >>> TIA, >>> >>> CBu >>> >>> P.S.: to prevent a number of useless questions (as seen when googling): I >>> live >>> in the country, with _no_ other wireless network in the vicinity :-) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> >
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