Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 12:04:36 +1200 From: "Barry Murphy" <barry@unix.co.nz> To: <Freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Wireless speed issues with hostap / wicontrol Message-ID: <001e01c430a2$389328a0$c800a8c0@icepick>
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Hi, hopefully someone can help with this issue I've been trying to overcome for some time now. Connections are established over senaeo 200mw cards. [client] ---- [hostap - client] ---- [dlink AP] [a] client connecting to [b]'s hostap [b] m0n0bsd running a hostap for clients and a second card for client to [c] [c] Dlink 900AP+ connecting to webserver. [a] - [b] - [c] .... [a] can download from [b] at 500KB/s , [b] can download from [c] at 500KB/s , but [a] can only download from [c] at 240KB/s [b m0n0bsd box] wicontrol -i wi0 (used to connect to dlink [c]) SSID for IBSS creation: [ base.unix.co.nz ] Current netname (SSID): [ base.unix.co.nz ] Desired netname (SSID): [ base.unix.co.nz ] Current BSSID: [ 00:40:05:2a:56:2e ] Channel list: [ 2047 ] IBSS channel: [ 6 ] Current channel: [ 6 ] Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 64 108 3 ] Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] Process 802.11b Frame: [ Off ] Intersil-Prism2 based card: [ 1 ] Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 1 ] MAC address: [ 00:02:6f:08:26:a4 ] TX rate (selection): [ 11 ] TX rate (actual speed): [ 11 ] RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2347 ] Create IBSS: [ Off ] Access point density: [ 1 ] Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ] Max sleep time: [ 100 ] WEP encryption: [ Off ] TX encryption key: [ 1 ] Encryption keys: [ ][ ][ ][ ] wicontrol -i wi1 (used as hostap for clients [c]) SSID for IBSS creation: [ ecr.unix.co.nz ] Current netname (SSID): [ ecr.unix.co.nz ] Desired netname (SSID): [ ecr.unix.co.nz ] Current BSSID: [ 00:02:6f:08:26:a5 ] Channel list: [ 2047 ] IBSS channel: [ 9 ] Current channel: [ 9 ] Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 0 81 27 ] Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] Process 802.11b Frame: [ Off ] Intersil-Prism2 based card: [ 1 ] Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 6 ] MAC address: [ 00:02:6f:08:26:a5 ] TX rate (selection): [ 11 ] TX rate (actual speed): [ 2 ] RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2347 ] Create IBSS: [ Off ] Access point density: [ 1 ] Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ] Max sleep time: [ 100 ] WEP encryption: [ Off ] TX encryption key: [ 1 ] Encryption keys: [ ][ ][ ][ ] What I find strange is that HostAp always seems to set the TX Rate (Actual Speed) to 2, this seems to be the only speed I can get through the box, and has been the case on 3 other 4.9 systems. If I unplug the wi0 card, I still only get an actual speed of 2. So the question I ask, why is it that I can only get 240KB/s connecting over a system that is used to extend the range of my wireless network. [client] ---- [hostap - client] ---- [dlink AP] Barry
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