From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 19 13:42:06 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A6B616A419 for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:42:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matheusber@gmail.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00BB213C45D for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:42:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matheusber@gmail.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id m33so480613wag for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:42:05 -0700 (PDT) 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=P4ly5ZGwG8rmNzEXlNndsHDWzbDY1LBevg2i+ykrKd5vtDMyFjtRglkt2/l3cLb6HZoz4Wuosna2b6QPxqhlElPKs1efwO8Mxf0L/2zCwKqH3eIN4XpICKfCpOu3TUNbfqrjOB0GDVE+ZxhsQVnk6BQDw7bvdXZqnVfStPAXOAY= 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=WbqBAj/4niN/c6b4OijX1KK3kmRU0MEGTz/NNT/M7/g5Q+5mslkC1CZtS+C9mpwOsV7P4RjLh/ZeDwNiETvIPivpO/1Nl9rHgPampQ4tPFsezSI5psD/JjlXzwftpI036s3qH2MtDFlfVJWNX1roZnZ08evHfYTdlv3hjVTnihQ= Received: by 10.114.53.1 with SMTP id b1mr62174waa.1187530925349; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:42:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.115.76.11 with HTTP; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:42:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4956a5e50708190642t284f5142r137a85b77f4bd2c4@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:42:05 -0300 From: Nenhum_de_Nos To: "Ian FREISLICH" In-Reply-To: <4956a5e50708190624t4168ed02nbbc25f107cde94fc@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <4956a5e50708081849s393be47bv931310df0e59fb66@mail.gmail.com> <4956a5e50708190624t4168ed02nbbc25f107cde94fc@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:12:12 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hostapd and atheros - anyone else with dropping connections ?! X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:42:06 -0000 On 8/19/07, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > On 8/9/07, Ian FREISLICH wrote: > > 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 > > no good for me, I waited till now to see the issue and test. when I > did the "arp -d -a", I got no wifi connection back, and as bonus, I > cant get in the ap box using ssh, just now when I had direct access to > it(monitor and keyboard directly attached). Trying to kill arp -d -a, > that is still running, doesnt work even when killall -9 is used. > > I tryed to update my current machine, but it keeps killing the gcc > process, as there is not ram enough for everyone, and dmesg says it > has been killed. another weird issue, dmesg keeps saying: > > ath0: ath_rx_proc: no mbuf! > > my present dmesg has just this entries ... > > I'll try to update current, but this is not easy as usually was/should be. :( > > this is a Athlon XP 1700+ 512MB PC2100 running -CURRENT from July 29. > I have mldonkey and Folding at home running, but before this current, > I could do all three jobs just fine. > > I'll csup again and let hust gcc be alone, > > if anyone has any hints, > > thanks > > matheus just a small update, every program I run on it begins running, but never ends. even control+C works ... well, at least csup now is in this way, and although I can ping any other host, I cant ssh anyone. I'll reboot and try again. matheus -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be