Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:41:12 +0000 From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@gmail.com> To: Jim Pingle <lists@pingle.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath/mwl Message-ID: <5E979157-9E68-4C08-81BD-14255B038D7F@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B8B25E0.4060604@pingle.org> References: <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com> <20100227124308.GA28213@mx.techwires.net> <5fbf03c21002270501l2e388ec9tbdad684d38609861@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002272029130.49218@fledge.watson.org> <C816D0F2-67CD-4361-8FD3-376F7619EF46@gmail.com> <4B89E174.1060802@pingle.org> <1B1F52CC-FF36-4432-9345-73BB673EE7E8@gmail.com> <4B8AAA0B.4010402@pingle.org> <3BA70425-5413-4E04-AA91-85B699B1D8EF@gmail.com> <4B8B25E0.4060604@pingle.org>
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On 1 Mar 2010, at 02:26, Jim Pingle wrote: > On 2/28/2010 7:03 PM, Rui Paulo wrote: >> On 28 Feb 2010, at 17:38, Jim Pingle wrote: >>> Are there some other bits that need set in order to have clients >>> associate with HT rates? Or some other prerequisite conditions such = as >>> number of attached antennae? I do only have one antenna attached as = I >>> didn't have a second pigtail for this test unit's case. The card >>> actually has three connectors. >>=20 >> Having only 1 antenna connected will likely impact your connection. >=20 > I'll hook up two more and try again when I get a chance, I just need = to > pull them from a working unit that isn't using its wifi currently. >=20 >>> I didn't see hints in the mwl(4), wlan(4), hostapd(8), = hostapd.conf(5), >>> or ifconfig(8) man pages about troubleshooting rates. I see plenty = of >>> talk in ifconfig(8) about use and control of HT rates, but given = what >>> I'm seeing in ifconfig, it should be set to use them. I've tried = several >>> combinations of channels and standards (e.g. 11ng, 11na) but always = end >>> up with a 54Mbps link. >>>=20 >>> I'd appreciate any more pointers that you (or anyone else reading) = may >>> have. I'd like to write up something on the topic once I get it = fully >>> operational. >>=20 >> I don't know what's happening, but I guess your Windows 7 laptop = isn't sending the necessary HT rates in the association. Try using = wlandebug to see what's happening. >=20 > Ah, I wasn't aware of wlandebug(8). However, it doesn't seem to = operate > on this mwl(4) card. It sets the value of the sysctl net.wlan.0.debug > and that doesn't show up on my system. Another system with a ral(4) = card > does have that sysctl. Judging by the information in the wlandebug(8) > man page it appears as though this may be a side effect of mwl doing > much of the work in firmware. >=20 > I appreciate the information though, thanks for taking the time to > reply. I'll continue to work on this again once I relocate some = pigtails > from another box. wlandebug takes an -i argument. I seem to recall you created your wlan = interface named "mwl_wlan0", so you need to type wlandebug -i mwl_wlan0. -- Rui Paulo
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