Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:52:14 -0800 (PST) From: Lamont Granquist <lamont@scriptkiddie.org> To: JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath0 timeout problem - again Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.60.0612281648440.18106@sploit.scriptkiddie.org> In-Reply-To: <200612282002.11562.joao@matik.com.br> References: <200612282002.11562.joao@matik.com.br>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---559023410-851401618-1167353534=:18106 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE check this message: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2006-December/031216.html run "/usr/src/tools/tools/net80211/wlandebug/wlandebug -i ath0 power" and= =20 see if one of the hosts on your wlan has powersaving turned on. "stops forever" was not one of my symptoms though, so your issue may be=20 different... On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, JoaoBR wrote: > I need some help here, this is not a single case, I get this on a several > machines, this is releng_6 , recent, but old problem getting ugly > > > first I get this kind of events in messages, independent if it is client = mode > or hostap or adhoc > > Dec 28 16:50:53 ap1-cds kernel: ath0: discard oversize frame (ether type = 5e4 > flags 3 len 1522 > max 1514) > Dec 28 16:51:01 ap1-cds kernel: ath0: discard oversize frame (ether type = 5e4 > flags 3 len 1522 > max 1514) > Dec 28 16:58:16 ap1-cds kernel: ath0: device timeout > ... timeout event repeats > > I really do not know what this event means (ether type 5e4), for my > understandings it is vague in the source, so I am lost here > > { > I get continously: > > kernel: ath0: link state changed to DOWN > kernel: ath0: link state changed to UP > > when WL client but it recovers when the AP comes back to normal > so wl-cli mode is not the issue > } > > > but when the machine is running hostap the link state up/down events do n= ot > come up but transmission is interrupted, or better, goes slow and stops > then - and stops forever until cold reboot, no chance to get this card ba= ck, > not even unload ath and reload the driver (that was a try but I use it > compiled into the kernel) > this is not related to any WEP settings or any rate, this problem is comi= ng up > with either rate-sample or rate_onoe > > > this is not related to the "tx stopped" problem (OACTIVE) and it is not > related to any [TX|RX]BUF value (whatever it is set to) > > this problem is not a single case and not hardware related, here I mean M= B, > CPU, memory but is related in a certain way to the ath drv - same machine= , > but wi0 (prism card) and it does NOT happen this way > > > I am with this problem since 6.0 and would be glad if somebody could conv= ince > Mr. Sam L. to attend this since it is a serious issue - any FreeBSD rele= ng_6 > has this problem but releng_5 does not > > depending on the amount of traffic I get this any hour ( when 2-3Mbit/s o= r > more) or several times a day (when 1-2Mbit/s) > > it get worse when I have more then one ath card installed > > > ath stats: > > 70777 data frames received > 71551 data frames transmit > 420 tx frames with an alternate rate > 10821 long on-chip tx retries > 260 tx failed 'cuz too many retries > 11M current transmit rate > 10489 tx management frames > 1 tx frames discarded prior to association > 786 tx frames with no ack marked > 80516 tx frames with short preamble > 54395 rx failed 'cuz of bad CRC > 146438 rx failed 'cuz of PHY err > 145013 CCK timing > 1425 CCK restart > 5295 beacons transmitted > 19 periodic calibrations > 42 rssi of last ack > 31 avg recv rssi > -98 rx noise floor > 572 cabq frames transmitted > 11 cabq xmit overflowed beacon interval > 1525 switched default/rx antenna > Antenna profile: > [1] tx 41285 rx 4 > > > ifconfig > > ath0: flags=3D8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 15= 00 > ether 00:13:46:8b:f1:86 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet DS/11Mbps mode 11b <hostap> > status: associated > ssid omegasul channel 1 (2412) bssid 00:13:46:8b:f1:86 > authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 > wepkey 1:40-bit > wepkey 2:40-bit > wepkey 3:40-bit > wepkey 4:40-bit powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 txpowmax 36 > txpower 63 rtsthreshold 2346 mcastrate 1 fragthreshold 2346 bmiss = 7 > -pureg protmode CTS -wme burst ssid HIDE -apbridge dtimperiod 1 > bintval 100 > > > > > -- > thank's > Jo=E3o > > > > > > > > A mensagem foi scaneada pelo sistema de e-mail e pode ser considerada seg= ura. > Service fornecido pelo Datacenter Matik https://datacenter.matik.com.br > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ---559023410-851401618-1167353534=:18106--
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