#1807: Support for retry configuration
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: v0.9.4
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Changes (by mrenzmann):
* priority: major => minor
* type: defect => enhancement
* summary: Error setting retry parameter on ATHEROS AR5212/AR5213 =>
Support for retry configuration
Old description:
> I have an error when setting the retry parameter. The error is the same
> on the two stations (Cisco Aironet PCI interface or Trend PCI interface).
> We used madwifi 0.9.4 and a mandriva 2008 with a 2.6.22.9 kernel.
>
> Is it possible to set up the retry parameter with the Atheros AR5212/
> AR5213 device ?
> If yes, how to do ?
>
> Regards
>
> Hereafter you can see the trace for the two stations
>
> ROUTEUR_M station
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# lspci -s 00:0d -nn -m -v
> Device: 00:0d.0
> Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
> Vendor: Atheros Communications, Inc. [168c]
> Device: AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor [0013]
> SVendor: AIRONET Wireless Communications [14b9]
> SDevice: Unknown device [cc21]
> Rev: 01
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig -v
> iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 29
> Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22.
>
> Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
>
> ath0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
> Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0
> ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"vlanqos30" Nickname:"ROUTEUR_M"
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point:
> 00:1C:B0:EA:4B:B0
> Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=off Sensitivity=1/1
> Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:off
> Power Management:off
> Link Quality=41/70 Signal level=-52 dBm Noise level=-93 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:1732276 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry 10
> Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
> SET failed on device ath0 ; Operation not supported.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry lifetime 50m
> Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
> invalid argument "50m".
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry min limit 5
> Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
> invalid argument "5".
>
> ROUTEUR_1 station
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# lspci -s 01:05 -m -nn -vv
> Device: 01:05.0
> Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
> Vendor: Atheros Communications, Inc. [168c]
> Device: AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor [0013]
> SVendor: Atheros Communications, Inc. [168c]
> SDevice: TRENDnet TEW-443PI Wireless PCI Adapter [2051]
> Rev: 01
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0
> ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"vlanqos31" Nickname:"ROUTEUR_1"
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point:
> 00:1C:B0:EA:4B:B0
> Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
> Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:off
> Power Management:off
> Link Quality=45/70 Signal level=-50 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:1954727 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]#iwconfig -v
> iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 29
> Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22.
>
> Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
>
> ath0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
> Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]#iwconfig ath0 retry 10
> Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
> SET failed on device ath0 ; Operation not supported.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry lifetime 300m
> Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
> invalid argument "300m".
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry min limit 5
> Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
> invalid argument "5".
New description:
I have an error when setting the retry parameter. The error is the same on
the two stations (Cisco Aironet PCI interface or Trend PCI interface). We
used madwifi 0.9.4 and a mandriva 2008 with a 2.6.22.9 kernel.
Is it possible to set up the retry parameter with the Atheros AR5212/
AR5213 device? If yes, how to do?
Regards
Hereafter you can see the trace for the two stations
{{{
ROUTEUR_M station
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# lspci -s 00:0d -nn -m -v
Device: 00:0d.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Atheros Communications, Inc. [168c]
Device: AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor [0013]
SVendor: AIRONET Wireless Communications [14b9]
SDevice: Unknown device [cc21]
Rev: 01
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig -v
iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 29
Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22.
Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
ath0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"vlanqos30" Nickname:"ROUTEUR_M"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point:
00:1C:B0:EA:4B:B0
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=off Sensitivity=1/1
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=41/70 Signal level=-52 dBm Noise level=-93 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:1732276 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry 10
Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
SET failed on device ath0 ; Operation not supported.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry lifetime 50m
Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
invalid argument "50m".
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry min limit 5
Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
invalid argument "5".
ROUTEUR_1 station
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# lspci -s 01:05 -m -nn -vv
Device: 01:05.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Atheros Communications, Inc. [168c]
Device: AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor [0013]
SVendor: Atheros Communications, Inc. [168c]
SDevice: TRENDnet TEW-443PI Wireless PCI Adapter [2051]
Rev: 01
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"vlanqos31" Nickname:"ROUTEUR_1"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point:
00:1C:B0:EA:4B:B0
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=45/70 Signal level=-50 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:1954727 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]#iwconfig -v
iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 29
Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22.
Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
ath0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]#iwconfig ath0 retry 10
Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
SET failed on device ath0 ; Operation not supported.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry lifetime 300m
Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
invalid argument "300m".
[EMAIL PROTECTED] vlan]# iwconfig ath0 retry min limit 5
Error for wireless request "Set Retry Limit" (8B28) :
invalid argument "5".
}}}
Comment:
AFAIK retries are not implemented and hardware retries are not
configurable, hence the command {{{iwconfig X retry Y}}} is not expected
to work. Which makes this more of a feature request rather than a bug.
However, please note that MadWifi has been declared legacy, hence it's not
very likely that the necessary changes for this feature request will be
implemented by anyone of the madwifi.org core team.
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Ticket URL: <https://madwifi.org/ticket/1807#comment:1>
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