On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 15:28 +0800, Fu, Zhonghui wrote: > Kaiwai Gardiner, > > The following is my test and it's result: > > Parameters: > > test case: surfing the internet > time: 4 hours > OS: B81 and B86 > driver: iwk1.1 > security: open > configure mode: nwamd and manual > > Result: > > B81 + nwamd: work normally and work normally after OS reboot > B81 + manual: work normally and work normally after OS reboot > B86 + nwamd: "link down and up" occur and work normally after OS reboot > B86 + manual: work normally and work normally after OS reboot > > Taking account of above results, I think iwk driver is good and the > problem is from nwamd. So, could the developer of nwamd please give more > explanations about this problem?
Yeah, thats what I was thinking; when I saw some of the stuff; when the connection doesn't go down (that is, the wifi light doesn't go off), the it must still be connected to the router but something to do with the DHCP is up the shoot. Matthew > > Zhonghui > > Fu, Zhonghui wrote: > > I will do a test as per you said and check if the same issue reoccur. > > > > Zhonghui > > > > Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: > >> On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 10:07 +0800, Fu, Zhonghui wrote: > >>> Kaiwai Gardiner, > >>> > >>> Have you used other wireless cards in addition to 4965? Is there the > >>> same phenomena as 4965 on them? > >>> Could you please give out your operation steps in detail? > >> > >> No, unfortunately not. I only have this one laptop. I do have a > >> athereos one in my bedroom in a desktop and it doesn't display the > >> same rate of dropping out - and dladm states that the reception is > >> poor. Soomething is going wrong when a poor signal is maintaining a > >> conneciton whilst this laptop classes the signal as excellent - the > >> reception keeps falling out of the sky. > >> > >> Matthew > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Zhonghui > >>> > >>> Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: > >>>> On Mon, 2008-05-26 at 13:52 +0800, Fu, Zhonghui wrote: > >>>>> "link down" is caused by a thread of IWK driver that monitors > >>>>> errores from 4965 chip. This thread will turn down and restore > >>>>> link when some errores from 4965 card occur. Through analyzing > >>>>> dmesg messages, "ieee80211_crypto_enmic failed" may make 4965 > >>>>> card cause errores. Judy, could you please give more information > >>>>> about ieee80211_crypto_enmic function in net80211 module? > >>>> > >>>> Another interesting issue I've found (which may be related). I went > >>>> to university, attached to their network ok. I then came home, > >>>> turned on my laptop, loaded up - and the network monitor claimed > >>>> that it was connected to the network; when I tried to surf the > >>>> internet, it didn't work. > >>>> > >>>> So I had to disable nwam until the wifi light turned off (which is > >>>> next to the Bluetooth indicator light), then re-enabled it. It > >>>> starts working properly. Here is the full dmesg output: > >>>> > >>>> May 26 18:09:06 rachmaninov scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd1 at > >>>> ata0: target 0 lun 0 May 26 18:09:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] sd1 is /pci at 0,0/pci-ide at 1f,1/ide at 0/sd at 0,0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:09 rachmaninov mac: [ID 744254 kern.info] NOTICE: iwk0 > >>>> link up May 26 18:09:09 rachmaninov in.routed[472]: [ID 749644 > >>>> daemon.notice] iwk0 has a bad address 0.0.0.0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:09 rachmaninov in.routed[472]: [ID 464608 > >>>> daemon.error] route 0.0.0.0/8 --> 0.0.0.0 nexthop is not directly > >>>> connected > >>>> May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov genunix: > >>>> [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov genunix: > >>>> [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:13 rachmaninov /sbin/dhcpagent[324]: [ID 778557 > >>>> daemon.warning] configure_v4_lease: no IP broadcast specified for > >>>> iwk0, making best guess May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID > >>>> 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: devinfo0 May 26 18:09:17 > >>>> rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] devinfo0 is > >>>> /pseudo/devinfo at 0 May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 > >>>> kern.info] pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov > >>>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is > >>>> /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov genunix: > >>>> [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:20 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: nvidia255 May 26 18:09:20 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] nvidia255 is /pseudo/nvidia at 255 May 26 18:09:59 > >>>> rachmaninov unix: [ID 954099 kern.info] NOTICE: IRQ17 is being > >>>> shared by drivers with different interrupt levels. > >>>> May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov This may result in reduced system > >>>> performance. May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov hdaudio: [ID 822741 > >>>> kern.warning] WARNING: Too many connectionsi(B) for widget 29 (24) > >>>> May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov npe: [ID 236367 kern.info] PCI > >>>> Express-device: pci17aa,20ac at 1b, hdaudio0 > >>>> May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] hdaudio0 > >>>> is /pci at 0,0/pci17aa,20ac at 1b May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID > >>>> 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: rsm0 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov > >>>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] rsm0 > >>>> is /pseudo/rsm at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: ucode0 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] ucode0 is /pseudo/ucode at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] iscsi0 > >>>> at root May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] > >>>> iscsi0 is /iscsi > >>>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] xsvc0 at > >>>> root: space 0 offset 0 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] xsvc0 is /xsvc at 0,0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: pseudo1 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] pseudo1 is /pseudo/zconsnex at 1 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pcplusmp: [ID 444295 kern.info] > >>>> pcplusmp: ide (ata) instance #1 vector 0xf ioapic 0x1 intin 0xf is > >>>> bound to cpu 0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov isa: [ID 202937 > >>>> kern.info] ISA-device: pit_beep0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov > >>>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pit_beep0 is /isa/pit_beep May 26 > >>>> 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: > >>>> ramdisk1024 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 > >>>> kern.info] ramdisk1024 is /pseudo/ramdisk at 1024 May 26 18:10:07 > >>>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: lockstat0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] > >>>> lockstat0 is /pseudo/lockstat at 0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: > >>>> [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: llc10 May 26 18:10:07 > >>>> rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] llc10 > >>>> is /pseudo/llc1 at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: lofi0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] lofi0 is /pseudo/lofi at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: profile0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] profile0 is /pseudo/profile at 0 May 26 18:10:07 > >>>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: systrace0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] > >>>> systrace0 is /pseudo/systrace at 0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: > >>>> [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fbt0 May 26 18:10:07 > >>>> rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fbt0 > >>>> is /pseudo/fbt at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: sdt0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] sdt0 is /pseudo/sdt at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: fasttrap0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] fasttrap0 is /pseudo/fasttrap at 0 May 26 18:10:08 > >>>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fcp0 May > >>>> 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcp0 > >>>> is /pseudo/fcp at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: fcsm0 May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] fcsm0 is /pseudo/fcsm at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: lx_systrace0 May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: > >>>> [ID 936769 kern.info] lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systrace at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: osscore0 May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] osscore0 is /pseudo/osscore at 0 May 26 18:10:08 > >>>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: ossusb0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ossusb0 > >>>> is /pseudo/ossusb at 0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 > >>>> kern.info] pseudo-device: vmix0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov > >>>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] vmix0 is /pseudo/vmix at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: ncall0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] ncall0 is /pseudo/ncall at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: nsctl0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] nsctl0 is /pseudo/nsctl at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: nsctl0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] nsctl0 is /pseudo/nsctl at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: sdbc0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] sdbc0 is /pseudo/sdbc at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov sv: [ID 443358 kern.info] sv Apr 28 > >>>> 2008 19:05:24 (revision 11.11, 11.11.0_5.11, 04.28.2008) > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: sv0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 > >>>> kern.info] sv0 is /pseudo/sv at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: ii0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 > >>>> kern.info] ii0 is /pseudo/ii at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov osscommon: [ID 990679 kern.warning] > >>>> WARNING: launch_output while not prepared. Engine=0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: fssnap0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] fssnap0 is /pseudo/fssnap at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: winlock0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] winlock0 is /pseudo/winlock at 0 May 26 18:10:09 > >>>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0 May 26 > >>>> 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 > >>>> is /pseudo/pm at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov ipf: [ID 774698 kern.info] IP Filter: > >>>> v4.1.9, running. May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov rdc: [ID 517869 > >>>> kern.info] @(#) rdc: built 19:04:52 Apr 28 2008 May 26 18:10:09 > >>>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: rdc0 May > >>>> 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] rdc0 > >>>> is /pseudo/rdc at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] > >>>> pseudo-device: nsmb0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID > >>>> 936769 kern.info] nsmb0 is /pseudo/nsmb at 0 > >>>> May 26 18:11:23 rachmaninov nwamd[36]: [ID 665447 daemon.notice] > >>>> Terminated received, shutting down > >>>> May 26 18:11:23 rachmaninov nwamd[36]: [ID 854588 daemon.error] > >>>> '/sbin/ifconfig iwk0 dhcp release' terminated with signal 15 > >>>> (Terminated) May 26 18:12:23 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 358043 > >>>> kern.warning] WARNING: ieee80211_crypto_enmic failed. > >>>> May 26 18:12:23 rachmaninov mac: [ID 486395 kern.info] NOTICE: iwk0 > >>>> link down May 26 18:12:36 rachmaninov pcplusmp: [ID 444295 > >>>> kern.info] pcplusmp: ide (ata) instance #1 vector 0xf ioapic 0x1 > >>>> intin 0xf is bound to cpu 0 May 26 18:12:47 rachmaninov mac: [ID > >>>> 744254 kern.info] NOTICE: iwk0 link up May 26 18:12:48 rachmaninov > >>>> in.routed[472]: [ID 749644 daemon.notice] iwk0 has a bad address > >>>> 0.0.0.0 > >>>> May 26 18:12:48 rachmaninov /sbin/dhcpagent[1024]: [ID 778557 > >>>> daemon.warning] configure_v4_lease: no IP broadcast specified for > >>>> iwk0, making best guess bash-3.2$ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > laptop-discuss mailing list > > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >
