From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 9 20:53:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECF3616A4CE for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:53:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cqgigw.cqg.com (cqgigw.cqg.com [208.48.16.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91E0D43D48 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:53:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tomc@cqg.com) Received: from cqgmail.cqg.com (int.cqg.com [96.0.0.2]) iB9Kr4Cw014693; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:53:04 -0700 Received: from d3stomc ([192.168.17.154]) by cqgmail.cqg.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id iB9Kr1gg006035; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:53:01 -0700 From: "Tom Connolly" To: "'Erik Norgaard'" , Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:53:01 -0700 Message-ID: <06d401c4de31$123e8ef0$9a11a8c0@d3stomc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.181 In-Reply-To: <41B8ADFB.3040509@locolomo.org> X-MailScanner: Found to be clean, Found to be clean X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (score=0, required 3) Subject: RE: intermittent ath0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:53:28 -0000 Erik Norgaard wrote: > scott renna wrote: >=20 > I haven't tested so thoroughly. However, I just upgraded to > 6.0-CURRENT as of yesterday, recompiled the kernel with options >=20 > device ath > device ath_hal # Atheros HAL > device ath_rate_onoe # Onoe rate control for ath driver >=20 > However, it _may_ be best to compile the kernel with ath compiled in > rather than using a loadable module, and it may solve some problems if > you update your source and recompile the kernel. I use the ath0 driver also and I lose connection to the wireless router sometimes. I'm running FreeBSD 5.3 STABLE and using a D-Ling wireless card. I have the driver compiled into the kernel but I don't have the following: device ath_rate_onoe # Onoe rate control for ath driver Do I need this? What does it do? Thanks, Tom