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Date:      Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:54:16 -0800
From:      Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
To:        Mike Jakubik <mike.jakubik@gmail.com>
Cc:        net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ath0 (Atheros AR946x/AR948x) timeout issues
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That's great, I just ordered one from Amazon and will go figure it out with
you!



-adrian


On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 at 08:54, Mike Jakubik <mike.jakubik@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Here are some images for now, I'll have to plug it back in to get the res=
t
> 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 antenn=
a
>> 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 line=
s
>> 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 o=
n
>>> 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 mt=
u
>>> 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">That&#39;s great, I just ordered one from Amazon and will =
go figure it out with you!<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div=
>-adrian</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quot=
e_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 at 0=
8:54, Mike Jakubik &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mike.jakubik@gmail.com">mike.jakub=
ik@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Here are some images fo=
r now, I&#39;ll have to plug it back in to get the rest of the data.</div><=
div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://ibb.co/3N1SRtd" target=3D"_blank">htt=
ps://ibb.co/3N1SRtd</a><br><a href=3D"https://ibb.co/k0cQ2Pr" target=3D"_bl=
ank">https://ibb.co/k0cQ2Pr</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On We=
d, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:00=E2=80=AFAM Adrian Chadd &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:adri=
an@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">adrian@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde=
r-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 ant=
enna config issues as the AR9462 IIRC is one of those 1x1 devices with an a=
ntenna switch and bluetooth.<div><br></div><div>Can you do &quot;ifconfig w=
lan0 list sta&quot; and paste that and the above into a problem report? I&#=
39;ll go find my AR9462 NICs and take a look.</div><div><br></div><div>Also=
, can you take a photo of the NIC itself, so I can make sure it lines up wi=
th 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_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 at 05:41, Mike Jakubik &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mi=
ke.jakubik@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mike.jakubik@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<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">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>
</blockquote></div>

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