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Date:      Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:00:58 -0500
From:      Shant Kassardjian <shant@skylab.ca>
To:        <adrian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: SR71-A (AR9160) no longer detected in FreeBSD 9
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Hi Adrian=2C


After recompiling the kernel with device ath_pci=2C atheros got redetected=
=2C however 802.11n seems to not be working with the following errors:


ifconfig wlan0 destroy
ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 wlanmode hostap
wlan0: Ethernet address: 00:15:6d:84:70:d5
core# ath0: unable to reset hardware=3B hal status 14              =20
core# ifconfig wlan0 channel 6:ht/40                                       =
=20
ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument
core# ifconfig wlan0 172.25.2.1 ssid test mode 11n channel 6:ht/40 -ampdutx=
   ~
ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument
core# ath0: stuck beacon=3B resetting (bmiss count 4)


I tried adding the following in /etc/rc.conf:
wlans_ath0=3D"wlan0"
create_args_wlan0=3D"wlanmode hostap"
ifconfig_wlan0=3D"inet 172.25.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.224 ssid test mode 11=
na channel 6:ht/40 txpower 5 -ampdutx mac:allow"



ifconfig shows the following=2C still can't force it to do N.


wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTICAST> metric =
0 mtu 1500
        ether 00:15:6d:84:70:d5
        nd6 options=3D1<PERFORMNUD>
        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11na <hostap>
        status: running
        ssid test channel 52 (5260 MHz 11a ht/40+) bssid 00:15:6d:84:70:d5
        country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 23 mcastrate 6
        mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 ampdulimit 64k ampdudensity 8 shortgi wme
        burst dtimperiod 1 -dfs



here is my dmesg for atheros:
ath0: <Atheros 9160> mem 0xfe6f0000-0xfe6fffff irq 19 at device 15.0 on pci=
1
ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes
ath0: [HT] 2 RX streams=3B 2 TX streams
ath0: AR9160 mac 64.0 RF5133 phy 11.0



wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP=2CBROADCAST=2CRUNNING=2CSIMPLEX=2CMULTICAST> metric =
0 mtu 1500
        ether 00:15:6d:84:70:d5
        nd6 options=3D1<PERFORMNUD>
        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect <hostap> (autoselec=
t <hostap>)
        status: no carrier
        ssid test channel 161 (5805 MHz 11a)
        country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 30 mcastrate 6
        mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 wme burst dtimperiod 1 -dfs



core# ifconfig wlan0 inet 172.25.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.248 mode 11n ssid =
test channel 6:ht/40
ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (media): Device not configured
core# ath0: stuck beacon=3B resetting (bmiss count 4)                      =
     ~
ath0: stuck beacon=3B resetting (bmiss count 0)


If you need more information just let me know=2C I'd be glad to help out.


Regards=2C
Shant K.


From: shant@skylab.ca
To: adrian@freebsd.org
CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
Subject: RE: SR71-A (AR9160) no longer detected in FreeBSD 9
Date: Mon=2C 30 Jan 2012 21:28:43 -0500







Just to make sure I got everything right:


ifconfig_wlan0=3D"inet 172.25.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.224 ssid test mode 11=
na channel 64:ht/40 txpower 5 -ampdutx mac:allow"


does this look right to you?


I would like to run 802.11n only @ 5ghz frequencies...


Date: Mon=2C 30 Jan 2012 18:19:50 -0800
Subject: Re: SR71-A (AR9160) no longer detected in FreeBSD 9
From: adrian@freebsd.org
To: shant@skylab.ca
CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org


ifconfig wlanX -ampdutx


Adrian

On 30 January 2012 18:17=2C Shant Kassardjian <shant@skylab.ca> wrote:





I can not find any documentation on how to disable ampdutx=2C is it a comma=
nd or a patch that I need to apply? I would be willing to test out.

Date: Mon=2C 30 Jan 2012 18:12:40 -0800
Subject: Re: SR71-A (AR9160) no longer detected in FreeBSD 9

From: adrian@freebsd.org
To: shant@skylab.ca
CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org


Yes=2C it will support that.

Please note - 802.11n TX is not gonig to work in 9.0 - you have to disable =
ampdutx.

Adrian

On 30 January 2012 18:03=2C Shant Kassardjian <shant@skylab.ca> wrote:






Hi Adrian=2C


I can't believe I forgot to include that! weird that it was working without=
 it in 8.2!



I added back:  options         ATH_ENABLE_11N      and device ath_pci and r=
ecompiling! :)




btw=2C do you know if AR9160 can support multiple SSIDs in hostap mode? Exa=
mple=2C I would like to create one 802.11a SSID network and another 802.11n=
 or 802.11g  network...


Shant K.


Date: Mon=2C 30 Jan 2012 17:51:05 -0800


Subject: Re: SR71-A (AR9160) no longer detected in FreeBSD 9
From: adrian@freebsd.org
To: shant@skylab.ca


CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org

Hi=2C

Try including the ath_pci device in your kernel config file.

Sorry about that! :)




Adrian

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