[ath9k-devel] [Question] About WoW in ath9k

2013-03-28 Thread Ryo Matsuura
Hello I'm using Atheros 9280 device. I find interesting mailing list message about WoW. - Title:[PATCH v4 00/10] Add support for WOW in ath9k Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:23:08 -0700

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread shinnazar
You should look at minstrel_ht code. there you can set specific rate at all retry stages. But I think you should care about the error level, because high error rates decreases Aggregate frame length consequently shows very little throughput that may be not tolerable for your application.

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fix A-MPDU Length

2013-03-28 Thread Sujith Manoharan
Ahmad Showail wrote: If possible, do you have a pointer to the regulatory limit that you mentioned? I tried searching online, but couldn't find anything. The 802.11 standard document defines the maximum length of A-MPDU to 65 535 bytes. It states that the A-MPDU size may further be limited by

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fwd: Atheros 9580 driver

2013-03-28 Thread Sujith Manoharan
Francisco Cuesta wrote: I was using that command, but I had understood that some channels were available on the device even though they didn't appear with that command. For instance, if the version of iw is older that the running hardware those channels wouldn't be shown, am I mistaken? iw

Re: [ath9k-devel] Sparklan WPEA-121N AR9382 168c:abcd

2013-03-28 Thread Steffen Dettmer
Hi all, thanks for all your replies. Let me tell my findings just in case it helps. * adrian.ch...@gmail.com [mailto:adrian.ch...@gmail.com] wrote: The general consensus at work is - BIOSes are buggy and don't necessarily reset the PCI bus correctly. So either you can do your own PCI bus

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread John Clark
On Mar 28, 2013, at 4:32 AM, shinnazar wrote: You should look at minstrel_ht code. there you can set specific rate at all retry stages. But I think you should care about the error level, because high error rates decreases Aggregate frame length consequently shows very little throughput that

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
Which test modes are you after? adrian On 28 March 2013 10:45, John Clark jeclark2...@aim.com wrote: On Mar 28, 2013, at 4:32 AM, shinnazar wrote: You should look at minstrel_ht code. there you can set specific rate at all retry stages. But I think you should care about the error level,

[ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Ilya Bernshteyn
Hello, I get a weak signal and dropped connections with AR9485 wireless card and the ath9k driver on Ubuntu 12.10. The same device booted to Win8 has good performance along with other devices connected to the same access point. Below are the details of my setup. If anyone can confirm that AR9485

Re: [ath9k-devel] Sparklan WPEA-121N AR9382 168c:abcd

2013-03-28 Thread Michael Schwingen
On 03/28/2013 04:04 PM, Steffen Dettmer wrote: I talked with an expert of my unit about resetting PCI express cards. The units have a special controller (I^2C) able to power off and power on the card slots. I was told that this does not handle the PCI reset line correctly (leaves it open),

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread Felix Fietkau
On 2013-03-27 7:49 PM, John Clark wrote: Many people seem to desire the bit rate to be the 'highest possible', and have that automagically set. What's wrong with the current behavior of picking the rate that causes the least wasted airtime? For some applications, I like to be able to set a

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread John Clark
On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Adrian Chadd wrote: Which test modes are you after? I'd like to be able to 'turn on' transmitter continuously, with all subcarriers at max power, to then determine channel power. This is a test mode, and not an operational mode. Fixing the bit rate, loading up

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread John Clark
On Mar 28, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Felix Fietkau wrote: On 2013-03-27 7:49 PM, John Clark wrote: Many people seem to desire the bit rate to be the 'highest possible', and have that automagically set. What's wrong with the current behavior of picking the rate that causes the least wasted airtime?

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
On 28 March 2013 10:54, Ilya Bernshteyn ily...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I get a weak signal and dropped connections with AR9485 wireless card and the ath9k driver on Ubuntu 12.10. The same device booted to Win8 has good performance along with other devices connected to the same access point.

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
On 28 March 2013 12:29, John Clark jeclark2...@aim.com wrote: On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Adrian Chadd wrote: Which test modes are you after? I'd like to be able to 'turn on' transmitter continuously, with all subcarriers at max power, to then determine channel power. This is a test

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Ilya Bernshteyn
How far away from the AP are you? 50 feet What's the make/model of the AP? * Manufacturer: NETGEAR, Inc. * Model: WNDR3300 * Model Number: WNDR3300 Are you able to record signal level versus distance I can be more exact if really necessary, but at 50 feet, it's slow, but doesn't drop. At

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
On 28 March 2013 13:05, Ilya Bernshteyn ily...@gmail.com wrote: I can be more exact if really necessary, but at 50 feet, it's slow, but doesn't drop. At 100 feet, it's unusable -- drops/reconnects every minute. What's the signal level at 50ft? I'm just trying to establish a basic

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Ilya Bernshteyn
What's the signal level at 50ft? Link Quality=31/70 Signal level=-79 dBm And here are some more data points... 0 feet: Link Quality=61/70 Signal level=-49 dBm 10 feet: Link Quality=37/70 Signal level=-73 dBm 20 feet: Link Quality=30/70 Signal level=-80

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
Yeah, that looks almost like a disconnected antenna. Don't suppose you've ever opened the laptop up? :-) Or can get at the wifi NIC to see if both antennas are connected? Adrian On 28 March 2013 13:42, Ilya Bernshteyn ily...@gmail.com wrote: What's the signal level at 50ft? Link

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Ilya Bernshteyn
Yes I've opened it to add a memory chip. I can open it up again and take a look. I upgraded the memory within 2 days of getting the laptop so I don't even remember how the signal strength was before and after if it's possible that I somehow disconnected an antenna. Thanks, Ilya On Thu, Mar 28,

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
On 28 March 2013 13:48, Ilya Bernshteyn ily...@gmail.com wrote: Yes I've opened it to add a memory chip. I can open it up again and take a look. I upgraded the memory within 2 days of getting the laptop so I don't even remember how the signal strength was before and after if it's possible that

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Ilya Bernshteyn
Well, a quick search of AR9485 in bugzilla shows I'm not the first with this issue. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49201 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55171 Doesn't look like anyone is in a hurry to fix it. Say I wanted to take a stab at submitting a patch, any

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Adrian Chadd
On 28 March 2013 15:19, Ilya Bernshteyn ily...@gmail.com wrote: Well, a quick search of AR9485 in bugzilla shows I'm not the first with this issue. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49201 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55171 Doesn't look like anyone is in a hurry to

Re: [ath9k-devel] AR9485 Performance Issues

2013-03-28 Thread Ilya Bernshteyn
Bug submitted. If I can help test, please let me know. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55901 Thank you for your help. Ilya On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Adrian Chadd adr...@freebsd.org wrote: On 28 March 2013 15:19, Ilya Bernshteyn ily...@gmail.com wrote: Well, a quick

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fixing the rate and rate relationship to OFDM

2013-03-28 Thread Alex Hacker
Hi, If you able to add small piece of code to the driver, you can do the following: Construct a single aggregate with desired parameters, NoAck bit set and 1 retry count in the first retry series. Link last descriptor of the aggregate to the first and drop this bomb into any TX queue. The