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Subject: Re: Is Atheros AR9285 usable in AP mode ?
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On 08/11/2011 18:23, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is powerd running?
>
> It does sound like you've got some kind of power saving mode going on
> somewhere..
>
> Adrian
>
I do _not_ run powerd (/etc/defaults/rc.conf checked, /etc/rc.conf/checked,
pgrep powerd done)
I got rid of the
power_profile: changed to 'performance'
in /var/log/messages by commenting out the entry:
# Switch power profiles when the AC line state changes.
notify 10 {
...
};
of /etc/devd.conf
the packet loss (ping -s 1450 -c 200 on the test station) remains at 3.0%
stuck beacon messages continue to flow
Claude
> 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 :-)
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>>
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