Bob Copeland wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:57:22 +0200, Maxim Levitsky wrote >> Bob Copeland wrote: >>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 07:51:47PM +0200, Maxim Levitsky wrote: >>>>>> Why it doesn't accept new mac?, can this be fixed? >>>> Any update on mac changer status? >>> As a first stab, can you try this patch? This sets the address on >> Works almost perfectly, >> >> when I load the module, then run macchanger, and then ifconfig wlan0 up >> then it works, if I do an ifconfig up once, then ifdowning the interface, it >> doesn't. > > Yeah, I had actually written more for that patch originally, but didn't > post it because it was a bit more invasive. I think the issue is just that > start() shouldn't program the mac at all and let add_interface handle that. > I'll post a revised patch in a day or two.
> >> The noise floor calibration issue bites me again and gain. >> When it shows up, usually card continues to work, but at next assotiation >> stops working. > > Does this help? > http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=122570806813839&w=2 I'll test this, I guess that it should indeed help. > >> Transfer speeds are unusually low: > > You can try using the minstrel rate control algorithm, it may help. > s This actually seems to be iwl3945 bug. This is the tests I did: 1 . Upload / download from my desktop computer (connected via wired interface) Speeds are rock solid 1.3 Mbytes/s in both directions 2. Then I tried to upload to my laptop (iwl3945) Speeds were around 600 Kbytes/s, then after few minutes the ath5k dropped association, associated again and transfer speed dropped below 64 Kbyte/s (They didn't stall thought) 3. Then I reloaded the ath5k, it didn't help, 64 Kbyte/s again. 4. Then I tried to transfer files to desktop, 1.3 Mbytes/s again. 5. then tried the laptop, 64 Kbyte/s again 6. Then I reloaded the iwl3945 on laptop, and got 600 Kbytes/s. It still isn't very clear who is responsible, but this is very fishy. Maybe the ath5k shouldn't drop association, though. 600 Kbytes/s isn't good ether. Also ath5k stopped working at all, when I did long test transfer between desktop and laptop, dmesg was full of some strange message repeated, I haven't been able to reproduce that again, when I do, I will post that message. In general, ath5k works nice here, big thanks to you for such great work. Best regards, Maxim Levitsky _______________________________________________ ath5k-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ath5k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath5k-devel
