From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 3 22:59:18 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FA0316A401 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:59:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kip.macy@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.234]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0E7D13C481 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:59:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kip.macy@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so1068734wxc for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:59:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=sMHbLLCzlhEyTu2vfoCumZCWyJOXiDPbhAtl4qCn4w/J3ubD3v9kNxBp/ekkqQF5EYetazmQbXKLhww6JJn2ITtSS09RGtifK8sXwkqohqh1rOovM236yexDpozsTnvGl58A90RZm+1VEFA8Ctkl9j2w+ZTdigjGd2vPdED7AxQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=AyHEp9e+XIS/BHYf+WoW7uA2jJLiQfo5FnjiUNMWEFVKdDt3PmCqFdnkGSVjr1WSaqoWMc8tYrAfFZKa/J5YHlcKFwZXRAh6wlc2DcwX21Lc3qbXcPbTE6LxbMMmtlR8rcQP7cSyr9jTUobuU69czzyuWuixH8I2z423HLq4+0A= Received: by 10.90.69.8 with SMTP id r8mr3888974aga.1172962757483; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:59:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.25.1 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 14:59:17 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 14:59:17 -0800 From: "Kip Macy" To: "Kimi Ostro" In-Reply-To: <42b497160703031426y259f0c4bl8620c804c1c84c05@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <42b497160703031426y259f0c4bl8620c804c1c84c05@mail.gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wifi locking up system X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:59:18 -0000 ral has locking bugs on 6.x. I was under the impression that it is barely used from how quickly I hit them. -Kip On 3/3/07, Kimi Ostro wrote: > Hi list, > > I have been using a FreeBSD based wifi network for about 5 months now, > reading the handbook made this a breeze. > > Introducing wifi to one of my boxes that would have uptimes of months > now causes lock-ups of some sort, the machine just completely dies > atleast to any networking access and I haven't seen any panicks yet > which doesn't really help, power-cycling is the only resolution. > > Diagram: > > [freebsd] > | > [if_fxp]--[if_bridge]--[if_ral] > > if_ral is in HostAp mode. > > I also get the same kind of symptomns on my laptop, also with an > if_ral, both are manufactured by MSI: MSI CB54G2 and MSI PC54G2. > > Heavy networking like file transfering, lots of SSH sessions (5/6) and > general web browsing cause this to happen a lot, yet if I just do web > browsing there will be no lock-up for weeks on end, yet as soon as I > start doing heavy networking again it will lock up all with in 10 > minutes. > > I've even tried using just 11b or 54g modes. > > Please CC me. > > -- > Kimi > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >