Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:43:06 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Wade <mwade@bluehighway.net> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: [RESOLVED] Re: Persistant random receiving packet drops with wi(4) and IBSS Message-ID: <20040302234143.D99665@net-ninja.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20040228223944.G93302@net-ninja.dyndns.org> References: <20040226171125.Q15617@net-ninja.dyndns.org> <20040228223944.G93302@net-ninja.dyndns.org>
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004, Mike Wade wrote: > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Mike Wade wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I'm experiencing a rather perplexing problem with 2 wireless nodes running > > FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE utilizing the wi(4) driver in IBSS mode. Periodically > > I'm unable to receive packets (transmitting packets is fine) but I'm able > > to see the incoming packets via tcpdump running in promisc mode only. I'm > > not able to see the incoming packets when it's not in promisc mode. > > I've discovered some new facts... If both nodes are in promisc mode then > the receiving packet drops go away. However, several input errors show up > via netstat and the performance drops from 4.0 mbit/sec to 0.16 mbit/sec. > Pretty bizarre stuff... Upgrading to: wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.01.00, Station 1.08.00 Appears to have fixed the IBSS and promiscuous mode issues I was experiencing before. --- Mike Wade (mwade@bluehighway.net) Blue Highway Labs, LLC.
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