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Date:      Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:23:49 +0200
From:      Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za>
To:        Nenhum_de_Nos <matheusber@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: hostapd and atheros - anyone else with dropping connections ?! 
Message-ID:  <E1IJAnd-0000Tn-Ra@clue.co.za>
In-Reply-To: Message from Nenhum_de_Nos <matheusber@gmail.com> of "Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:49:12 -0300." <4956a5e50708081849s393be47bv931310df0e59fb66@mail.gmail.com> 

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Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
> I have a wifi atheros card:
> 
> ath0@pci0:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x3a131186 chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01 hdr=0
x00
>     vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
>     device     = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter'
>     class      = network
>     subclass   = ethernet
> 
> and an hostapd AP.
> 
> from time to time, I need to restart hostapd. and this time is not long.
> 
> I'll update now and try again.
> 
> if anyone is having the same issue, please say :)

I'm having a similar issue on similar and more recent hardware (5212
and 5006), but not with hostap.  Have you tried 'arp -d -a' on
either or both of the hosts?  I find this fixes my disappearing
wireless connectivity.

Ian

--
Ian Freislich




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