From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 29 17:55:25 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 182F2EE8 for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:55:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-x22a.google.com (mail-wi0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::22a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A4F3E25A2 for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:55:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f170.google.com with SMTP id hi8so1427796wib.1 for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:55:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=uPXBE1INdi2WwE+BRAf1s3v6VJruKVb3kszPs7FQ3iw=; b=eoVTFJbCnW3bjTRK26n90penuWgTxIoSzMkiMTj0cdP46MR0pkDchKlq0B7xCOXOFT pnoN2mrYPvR4DwiYLDdXYtpiBtZuQ5/Yx+SZ3i0ovGyW3Y5TLDkusQTyvWb/fubhGIk5 Ghyh696f9PKIfVak5Vg3NWQF/Mj/wU0cnqukcQLuxwq0sq8P4Litd8kUt+VKHIY1sR6E LY89x4Grpd51HTuEoLJh/zWhDCc4jdGn5Yn0UnsS+VI9hxkABjwc5BkPytgS2KTTlUkC GEvoMnnsGfJFqph1qrcAEckfRzoVT6HRdjma6+Vbd35qTdubBw4wkfTUQ4Ih52QKIMnc r2qg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.11.72 with SMTP id o8mr44879652wjb.0.1375120523012; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:55:23 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.217.94.132 with HTTP; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:55:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:55:22 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: RFrDehc_eq2RFw3ARBBqM-MbZLg Message-ID: Subject: Re: WG111v3 + 'urtw' = status: no carrier From: Adrian Chadd To: sbremal@hotmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:55:25 -0000 What's logged by the kernel? try 'dmesg' -adrian On 29 July 2013 09:01, wrote: > Hello > > Just recently upgraded to 8.1 and installed the 'urtw' driver for my Netgear WG111v3 USB WLAN card. All fine, systems boots, WLAN card gets IP address, network runs. And then suddenly network connection breaks down. And never recovers. Only reboot helps. > > Apparently the WLAN connection moves from 'status: associated' to 'status: no carrier' and stays stuck there. > > Is there any way to prevent this? (WLAN signal is OK, put the box next to the AP to test.) > > Or, can you recommend a PCI/PCIe card that is proven to work reliably? > > Regards > Balazs > > --- > > This is how it starts: > > nfe0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 > options=8010b > ether 00:26:18:91:13:bc > media: Ethernet autoselect (none) > status: no carrier > lo0: flags=8049 metric 0 mtu 16384 > options=3 > inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > nd6 options=3 > urtw0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 2290 > ether 00:1b:2f:ce:e2:72 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g > status: associated > wlan0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 > ether 00:1b:2f:ce:e2:72 > inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g > status: associated > ssid "Le Quack" channel 6 (2437 MHz 11g) bssid 00:1e:2a:5e:25:70 > country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF > TKIP 3:128-bit txpower 0 bmiss 7 scanvalid 450 bgscan bgscanintvl 300 > bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 5 protmode CTS roaming MANUAL > > And this is how it gets broken and never recovers: > > nfe0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 > options=8010b > ether 00:26:18:91:13:bc > media: Ethernet autoselect (none) > status: no carrier > lo0: flags=8049 metric 0 mtu 16384 > options=3 > inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > nd6 options=3 > urtw0: flags=8c43 metric 0 mtu 2290 > ether 00:1b:2f:ce:e2:72 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g > status: associated > wlan0: flags=8c43 metric 0 mtu 1500 > ether 00:1b:2f:ce:e2:72 > inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > status: no carrier > ssid "Le Quack" channel 6 (2437 MHz 11g) > country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF txpower 0 > bmiss 7 scanvalid 450 bgscan bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 > roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 5 protmode CTS roaming MANUAL > _______________________________________________ > 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"