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Date:      Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:12:00 -0700
From:      Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
To:        zsolty szasz <zsolty_szasz@yahoo.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: trouble connecting to wifi
Message-ID:  <CAJ-Vmon-f5gowp3qxXOba4KoO33bGWSQQ_YE4MiPrLNYbp8R=A@mail.gmail.com>
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On 18 June 2015 at 01:38, zsolty szasz via freebsd-wireless
<freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using pfsense 2.2.2 at home. I have a computer dedicated to be a hom=
e router which contains a PCI slot wireless adapter with Atheros 9227 chips=
et. The model of the wireless adapter is TP-Link TL-WN51ND and it has two a=
ntennas. This comply with IEEE 802.11n, and provides wireless speed up to 3=
00Mbps according to the manufacturer.
> This adapter was recognized well by pfsense and I have setup with ease in=
 "N" using channel 3 - I live in a crowded neighborhood and I saw that nobo=
dy is using channel 3. With this settings the wifi is working fine one or t=
wo days but after that I have to do something like "ifconfig ath0 down | if=
config ath0 up" to work again a couple of days more. The issue is that from=
 my laptop or phones I can see my wifi but I cant connect. I also receive a=
 lot of "ath0 stuck beacon resetting" messages in pfsense. For a couple of =
weeks I changed back to "G" mode to see if its stable and its working perfe=
ctly stable with no ath0 stuck beacon messages at all!
> I really would like to use in "N" because of greater download speeds but =
I'm lazy to go every time in front of the router and type ifconfig ath0 dow=
n/up every time. So please advise me what can I do, or check or setup.
> Kind regards,

Hi,

So:

* Set dev.ath.0.hal.force_full_reset=3D1 ; see if that helps
* Since 11n is not working but 11g does, it may be something to do
with using 11n features. 11n is always /configured/ in the NIC. So,
try doing this:

# ifconfig wlan0 -ampdutx

.. to disable AMPDU transmit. See if that makes it behave differently.



-adrian



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