Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 09:50:34 +0200 From: Gunther Mayer <gunther.mayer@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath0 going haywire Message-ID: <465A89CA.5060100@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <572057376.20070528025700@ghirai.com> References: <465A1803.4000200@gmail.com> <572057376.20070528025700@ghirai.com>
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Ghirai wrote: > Hello Gunther, > > Monday, May 28, 2007, 2:45:07 AM, you wrote: > > >> Hi there, >> > > >> My ath0 wireless interface is going crazy lately. In my logs the kernel >> keeps telling me >> > > >> May 28 01:26:28 greg ath0: link state changed to UP >> May 28 01:26:28 greg ath0: link state changed to UP >> May 28 01:26:28 greg ath0: link state changed to DOWN >> May 28 01:26:28 greg ath0: link state changed to DOWN >> > > >> while the wireless connection becomes completely useless. The first time >> this happened was 5 days ago when I got these messages every couple of >> minutes. Today it happened again but much worse than before: First 4 >> such messages every 3 seconds, then later 15/sec!!! This kept going for >> almost 2 hours while I tried to debug things over the wired interface, >> but I had no luck until miraculously it stopped its madness and came >> back to normal 15 min ago. No other hints in /var/log/messages... >> > > >> This this a sign of failing hardware? Or some other obscure bug in the >> ath driver? >> > > >> My signal is pretty solid at 25-30 S:N btw so it can't be that... >> > > > >> Gunther >> > > > Maybe someone is performing a deauth attack on your AP, > in hopes of getting your password? > Very unlikely since my wireless is actually unencrypted. Unless it's a DoS of course. How could I trace that? Tcpdump on the wireless interface on the ap shows nothing unusual. My laptop associates 100% with the same ap btw, also the card is completely useless now and I have to string a cable through my whole house... Gunther
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