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Date:      Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:54:42 -0500
From:      Mike Jakubik <mike.jakubik@gmail.com>
To:        Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ath0 (Atheros AR946x/AR948x) timeout issues
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Hi,

Here are some images for now, I'll have to plug it back in to get the rest
of the data.

https://ibb.co/3N1SRtd
https://ibb.co/k0cQ2Pr

Thanks.

On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:00=E2=80=AFAM Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> =
wrote:

> Hi! It shouldn't be timing out at all. It's possible there's some antenna
> config issues as the AR9462 IIRC is one of those 1x1 devices with an
> antenna switch and bluetooth.
>
> Can you do "ifconfig wlan0 list sta" and paste that and the above into a
> problem report? I'll go find my AR9462 NICs and take a look.
>
> Also, can you take a photo of the NIC itself, so I can make sure it lines
> up with what I have in my box of Atheros parts?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> -adrian
>
>
> On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 at 05:41, Mike Jakubik <mike.jakubik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> After all the info i gathered about ath having best WIFI support, i
>> bought a card only to experience constant timeout issues and terrible
>> performance. Below is some useful info, any ideas appreciated. The PC
>> and it's antenna is ~12m @ LOS from the AP. All other WIFI devices in
>> house work great.
>>
>> Qualcomm Atheros AR5BMD222 Wireless Network Adapter
>> FreeBSD 15 @ ~2 days ago from master branch.
>>
>> #rc.conf
>> create_args_wlan0=3D"country US regdomain FCC"
>> wlans_ath0=3D"wlan0"
>> ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA SDHCP"
>>
>> #wpa_supplicant.conf
>> ctrl_interface=3D/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>>
>> network=3D{
>>    ssid=3D"SSID_redacted"
>>    psk=3D"PSK_redacted"
>> }
>>
>>
>> ath0: <Atheros AR946x/AR948x> mem 0xdf600000-0xdf67ffff at device 0.0 on
>> pci8
>> ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes
>> ath0: [HT] enabling short-GI in 20MHz mode
>> ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC receive enabled
>> ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC transmit enabled
>> ath0: [HT] LDPC transmit/receive enabled
>> ath0: [HT] 2 RX streams; 2 TX streams
>> ath0: AR9460 mac 640.2 RF5110 phy 0.0
>> ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x0000
>>
>>
>> [255] ath0: device timeout
>> [287] ath0: device timeout
>>
>> ^ This repeats hundreds of times, network is unusable during these
>> reports.
>>
>>
>> [mike@fbsd15 ~]$ ifconfig -m wlan0
>>
>> wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu
>> 1500
>> options=3D0
>> capabilities=3D0
>> ether c0:38:96:39:66:f5
>> inet 192.168.100.180 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255
>> groups: wlan
>> ssid BluePill channel 149 (5745 MHz 11a ht/40+) bssid 40:ae:30:fc:e2:3d
>> regdomain FCC country US indoor ecm authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON
>> deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 23 bmiss 7 mcastrate 6
>> mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 ampdulimit 64k shortgi -uapsd wme burst
>> roaming MANUAL
>> parent interface: ath0
>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet MCS mode 11na
>> status: associated
>>
>> supported media:
>> media MCS mode autoselect
>> media MCS mode 11ng
>> media autoselect mode 11ng
>> media MCS mode 11na
>> media autoselect mode 11na
>> media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect
>> media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect
>> media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect
>> media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect
>> media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g
>> media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g
>> media DS/11Mbps mode 11g
>> media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g
>> media DS/2Mbps mode 11g
>> media DS/1Mbps mode 11g
>> media autoselect mode 11g
>> media DS/11Mbps mode 11b
>> media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b
>> media DS/2Mbps mode 11b
>> media DS/1Mbps mode 11b
>> media autoselect mode 11b
>> media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11a
>> media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11a
>> media autoselect mode 11a
>> media autoselect mode autoselect
>> nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Here are some images for now, I&#39=
;ll have to plug it back in to get the rest of the data.</div><div><br></di=
v><div><a href=3D"https://ibb.co/3N1SRtd">https://ibb.co/3N1SRtd</a><br><a =
href=3D"https://ibb.co/k0cQ2Pr">https://ibb.co/k0cQ2Pr</a></div><div><br></=
div><div>Thanks.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_conta=
iner"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:00=
=E2=80=AFAM Adrian Chadd &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:adrian@freebsd.org">adrian@f=
reebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi! It shouldn&#39;t be timing out at all. It&#=
39;s possible there&#39;s some antenna config issues as the AR9462 IIRC is =
one of those 1x1 devices with an antenna switch and bluetooth.<div><br></di=
v><div>Can you do &quot;ifconfig wlan0 list sta&quot; and paste that and th=
e above into a problem report? I&#39;ll go find my AR9462 NICs and take a l=
ook.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, can you take a photo of the NIC itself,=
 so I can make sure it lines up with what I have in my box of Atheros parts=
?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>=
<br></div><div>-adrian</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 at 05:41, Mik=
e Jakubik &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mike.jakubik@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">m=
ike.jakubik@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
After all the info i gathered about ath having best WIFI support, i <br>
bought a card only to experience constant timeout issues and terrible <br>
performance. Below is some useful info, any ideas appreciated. The PC <br>
and it&#39;s antenna is ~12m @ LOS from the AP. All other WIFI devices in <=
br>
house work great.<br>
<br>
Qualcomm Atheros AR5BMD222 Wireless Network Adapter<br>
FreeBSD 15 @ ~2 days ago from master branch.<br>
<br>
#rc.conf<br>
create_args_wlan0=3D&quot;country US regdomain FCC&quot;<br>
wlans_ath0=3D&quot;wlan0&quot;<br>
ifconfig_wlan0=3D&quot;WPA SDHCP&quot;<br>
<br>
#wpa_supplicant.conf<br>
ctrl_interface=3D/var/run/wpa_supplicant<br>
<br>
network=3D{<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0 ssid=3D&quot;SSID_redacted&quot;<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0 psk=3D&quot;PSK_redacted&quot;<br>
}<br>
<br>
<br>
ath0: &lt;Atheros AR946x/AR948x&gt; mem 0xdf600000-0xdf67ffff at device 0.0=
 on <br>
pci8<br>
ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes<br>
ath0: [HT] enabling short-GI in 20MHz mode<br>
ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC receive enabled<br>
ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC transmit enabled<br>
ath0: [HT] LDPC transmit/receive enabled<br>
ath0: [HT] 2 RX streams; 2 TX streams<br>
ath0: AR9460 mac 640.2 RF5110 phy 0.0<br>
ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x0000<br>
<br>
<br>
[255] ath0: device timeout<br>
[287] ath0: device timeout<br>
<br>
^ This repeats hundreds of times, network is unusable during these reports.=
<br>
<br>
<br>
[mike@fbsd15 ~]$ ifconfig -m wlan0<br>
<br>
wlan0: flags=3D8843&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; metric 0 =
mtu 1500<br>
options=3D0<br>
capabilities=3D0<br>
ether c0:38:96:39:66:f5<br>
inet 192.168.100.180 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255<br>
groups: wlan<br>
ssid BluePill channel 149 (5745 MHz 11a ht/40+) bssid 40:ae:30:fc:e2:3d<br>
regdomain FCC country US indoor ecm authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON<br>
deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 23 bmiss 7 mcastrate 6<br>
mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 ampdulimit 64k shortgi -uapsd wme burst<br>
roaming MANUAL<br>
parent interface: ath0<br>
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet MCS mode 11na<br>
status: associated<br>
<br>
supported media:<br>
media MCS mode autoselect<br>
media MCS mode 11ng<br>
media autoselect mode 11ng<br>
media MCS mode 11na<br>
media autoselect mode 11na<br>
media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect<br>
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g<br>
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g<br>
media DS/11Mbps mode 11g<br>
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g<br>
media DS/2Mbps mode 11g<br>
media DS/1Mbps mode 11g<br>
media autoselect mode 11g<br>
media DS/11Mbps mode 11b<br>
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b<br>
media DS/2Mbps mode 11b<br>
media DS/1Mbps mode 11b<br>
media autoselect mode 11b<br>
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11a<br>
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11a<br>
media autoselect mode 11a<br>
media autoselect mode autoselect<br>
nd6 options=3D29&lt;PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL&gt;<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div>

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