#843: four extra bytes between 802.11 and LLC headers in frames recv'd by
AR5006EXS
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: 802.11 stack | Version: v0.9.2
Resolution: | Keywords: AR5006EXS PCI Express
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
What I did was fetch the latest subversion code, "svn checkout
http:<double slash>svn.madwifi.org/trunk madwifi", see
madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/GettingMadwifi. Fetch the patch file. "cd" to
the top level of the source directory and type "patch -p1
<../AR5006EXS.patch". Then build and install according to standard
procedure.
I'm sort of a Linux and MadWiFi newbie, so the patch and the way I did
things are probably not in canonical form.
Also be warned -- the patch is incomplete. For me it is stable at home,
but at work, where there are a lot more different kinds of messages in the
air, it kernel panics sooner or later. I don't know why. I may not pursue
this any further, since I have the new cards now which do not exhibit the
bug.
If one of the madwifi developers wants to pursue this, let me know and
I'll mail you the buggy card. You'll need a laptop that has a mini PCI
Express slot.
I uploaded a second version of the patch. This one checks to see if the
MAC revision is 10.2, and makes sure there is an LLC header, before
deleting the four extra bytes. It still panics at work after a while, but
is stable at home.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/843>
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Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity
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