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Date:      Mon, 14 May 2012 18:52:20 +0200
From:      Monthadar Al Jaberi <monthadar@gmail.com>
To:        Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: wlan0 media setting resets after ifconfig wlan0 up
Message-ID:  <CA%2BsBSoJ6By9TbYSiLyRvtwmmYP5gRx4Mf-4SK1OvU3eVWpbaSg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've noticed this before. It seems the rate settings are reset
> whenever the PHY mode is changed. This occurs at startup and during
> things like bg/a -> n promotion.
>
> It's worth (further) investigation but i personally don't have the time a=
tm. :(

Is there a preffered work around?

>
>
>
> Adrian
>
>
> On 14 May 2012 09:42, Monthadar Al Jaberi <monthadar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am running current @ RSPRO with an XR2 wifi (AR5414). I am trying to
>> fix the media to one specific setting, but the moment I bring wlan up
>> it changes back to autoselect any idea why?
>>
>> This is how I do it:
>>
>> ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 wlanmode hostap
>> ifconfig wlan0 media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap channel 7 ssid=
 tnap100
>> ifconfig wlan0 up
>>
>>
>> before I bring wlan0 up, ifconfig shows:
>> wlan0: flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:15:6d:xx:xx:xx
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g
>> <hostap> (autoselect <hostap>)
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: no carrier
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ssid tnap100 channel 7 (2442 MHz 11g)
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 21 scanv=
alid 60
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1 bintval 0
>>
>> after wlan0 up:
>> wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu=
 1500
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:15:6d:xx:xx:xx
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g =
<hostap>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: running
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ssid tnap100 channel 7 (2442 MHz 11g) bssid 00:15:6d:67:2=
1:73
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 21 scanv=
alid 60
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1
>>
>>
>> thnx!
>>
>> --
>> Monthadar Al Jaberi
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