Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 18:54:32 +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%2BsBSoKy%2BD7_mwR1zjjczK-bjJLLu8tbd%2BWSqmBEdNc39N2_-Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BsBSoJ6By9TbYSiLyRvtwmmYP5gRx4Mf-4SK1OvU3eVWpbaSg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BsBSoKTZqC819ZGR_2U_X_eJVpc=22LeRbkb8BTpx2B4AGXww@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmom-W-SZteHr4moba4X08wb5QyHU6kiKOgAQzeMee0k9vQ@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BsBSoJ6By9TbYSiLyRvtwmmYP5gRx4Mf-4SK1OvU3eVWpbaSg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Monthadar Al Jaberi <monthadar@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 = atm. :( > > Is there a preffered work around? I have noticed that if I fix ucastrate/mgmtrate/mcastrate then media will be fixed too... but what made me worried was that athstats said: "1M current transmit rate" but I fixed rate to 6M > >> >> >> >> 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 ssi= d 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 11= g >>> <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 scan= valid 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 mt= u 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:= 21:73 >>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 21 scan= valid 60 >>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1 >>> >>> >>> thnx! >>> >>> -- >>> Monthadar Al Jaberi >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" > > > > -- > Monthadar Al Jaberi --=20 Monthadar Al Jaberi
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