#511: Beacon miss causing reassociation
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone: version 0.9.0 - move to new
codebase
Component: madwifi: driver | Version: trunk
Keywords: Beacon Miss | Patch_attached: 0
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Logs show this output repeating over and over:
{{{
ath_bmiss_tasklet
ath0: beacon miss
ath_newstate: wifi0: RUN -> ASSOC
ath_newstate: RX filter 0x17 bssid 00:0f:66:aa:03:22 aid 0x0
ath0: __ieee80211_newstate: RUN -> ASSOC
ath0: [00:0f:66:aa:03:22] reassoc success: long preamble, short slot time
ath_newstate: wifi0: ASSOC -> RUN
ath_newstate: RX filter 0x17 bssid 00:0f:66:aa:03:22 aid 0xc001
ath_newstate(RUN): ic_flags=0x400c2000 iv=244 bssid=00:0f:66:aa:03:22
capinfo=0x0401 chan=9
ath0: __ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC -> RUN
ath0: [00:0f:66:aa:03:22] ieee80211_scan_assoc_success
ath_bmiss_tasklet
}}}
The driver disconnects every few seconds resulting in dropped packets
while it reassociates. The problem was my access point, a WRT-54G running
DD-WRT, had a beacon interval of 500ms. Lowering it to 100ms solved the
issue for me. I was not using wep or wpa at the time.
I am using a 5004 MP Atheros 4G: 802.11a/b/g miniPCI Card with the latest
svn release as of 4/6/06 4am EST.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/511>
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Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity
