Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. Also - is shared mode authentication ever going to work in FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? Eric -- -- Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology All generalizations are false, including this one. -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: Hi Eric. I have no loss connection on 11b only on 11g, so for the moment im keep working with a Athreos Wireless card on hostap in 11b connecting 34 clients, and really is working VERY well until I have lot of Ierrs and Oerrs and the ping to the client go from 2 ms to 1000 ms and all work very slow until the errors go down and is fast again. I tried different AP and different wireless card and the Atheros wireless card even in 11b is faster than any comecial 11b AP, fixing the errors problem will be a very fast and strong AP. I wish to know fix it, but Im don't know how, Im only can help testing. :( thanks Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. Also - is shared mode authentication ever going to work in FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? Eric -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: Hi Eric. I have no loss connection on 11b only on 11g, so for the moment im keep working with a Athreos Wireless card on hostap in 11b connecting 34 clients, and really is working VERY well until I have lot of Ierrs and Oerrs and the ping to the client go from 2 ms to 1000 ms and all work very slow until the errors go down and is fast again. I tried different AP and different wireless card and the Atheros wireless card even in 11b is faster than any comecial 11b AP, fixing the errors problem will be a very fast and strong AP. I wish to know fix it, but Im don't know how, Im only can help testing. :( Hmm - I wonder if you are losing packets when the device thinks the signal is weak, and it attempts to lower the connection speed to increase reliability. Maybe try forcing it down to a low speed (like 1mb/s or something?) and seeing if it continues to happen.. Maybe also try setting: sysctl hw.ath.debug=1 and watch your dmesg/messages for hints.. Eric Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. Also - is shared mode authentication ever going to work in FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? Eric -- -- Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology All generalizations are false, including this one. -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Hi there This may help: Im turn the debug on Im I recive lot of this: ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: Hi Eric. I have no loss connection on 11b only on 11g, so for the moment im keep working with a Athreos Wireless card on hostap in 11b connecting 34 clients, and really is working VERY well until I have lot of Ierrs and Oerrs and the ping to the client go from 2 ms to 1000 ms and all work very slow until the errors go down and is fast again. I tried different AP and different wireless card and the Atheros wireless card even in 11b is faster than any comecial 11b AP, fixing the errors problem will be a very fast and strong AP. I wish to know fix it, but Im don't know how, Im only can help testing. :( Hmm - I wonder if you are losing packets when the device thinks the signal is weak, and it attempts to lower the connection speed to increase reliability. Maybe try forcing it down to a low speed (like 1mb/s or something?) and seeing if it continues to happen.. Maybe also try setting: sysctl hw.ath.debug=1 and watch your dmesg/messages for hints.. Eric Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. Also - is shared mode authentication ever going to work in FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? Eric -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Also I have in dmsg: ath_calibrate: channel 2437/e0 ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_calibrate: channel 2437/e0 ath_rate_ctl: 1M - 2M (14 ok, 0 err, 0 retr) Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: Hi Eric. I have no loss connection on 11b only on 11g, so for the moment im keep working with a Athreos Wireless card on hostap in 11b connecting 34 clients, and really is working VERY well until I have lot of Ierrs and Oerrs and the ping to the client go from 2 ms to 1000 ms and all work very slow until the errors go down and is fast again. I tried different AP and different wireless card and the Atheros wireless card even in 11b is faster than any comecial 11b AP, fixing the errors problem will be a very fast and strong AP. I wish to know fix it, but Im don't know how, Im only can help testing. :( Hmm - I wonder if you are losing packets when the device thinks the signal is weak, and it attempts to lower the connection speed to increase reliability. Maybe try forcing it down to a low speed (like 1mb/s or something?) and seeing if it continues to happen.. Maybe also try setting: sysctl hw.ath.debug=1 and watch your dmesg/messages for hints.. Eric Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. Also - is shared mode authentication ever going to work in FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? Eric -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
After this I loss the connection and I have to restart the box: this is getting worse :( ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_rate_ctl: 5M - 2M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr) ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_calibrate: channel 2437/e0 ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_rate_ctl: 5M - 11M (10 ok, 0 err, 0 retr) ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_beacon_proc: beacon queue 9 did not stop?ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_rate_ctl: 2M - 1M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr) ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: Hi Eric. I have no loss connection on 11b only on 11g, so for the moment im keep working with a Athreos Wireless card on hostap in 11b connecting 34 clients, and really is working VERY well until I have lot of Ierrs and Oerrs and the ping to the client go from 2 ms to 1000 ms and all work very slow until the errors go down and is fast again. I tried different AP and different wireless card and the Atheros wireless card even in 11b is faster than any comecial 11b AP, fixing the errors problem will be a very fast and strong AP. I wish to know fix it, but Im don't know how, Im only can help testing. :( Hmm - I wonder if you are losing packets when the device thinks the signal is weak, and it attempts to lower the connection speed to increase reliability. Maybe try forcing it down to a low speed (like 1mb/s or something?) and seeing if it continues to happen.. Maybe also try setting: sysctl hw.ath.debug=1 and watch your dmesg/messages for hints.. Eric Eric Anderson wrote: Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. I'm having the same problem - Sam knows about it (I've been annoying him for about a week and a half with info - sorry Sam!).. I think he may be working on it, but he may want more details from you. One question - does it drop when in A, B, and G modes? Or just one mode? It seemed to me that my connection was better when using 11b mode (to a B/G ap). Just curious. Also - is shared mode authentication ever going to work in FreeBSD? Does anyone know what the problem with it is? Eric -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Marcos Biscaysaqu wrote: After this I loss the connection and I have to restart the box: this is getting worse :( I haven't seen the debug mode kill my box, but anything can happen on -current :) ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_rate_ctl: 5M - 2M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr) These ^^ are what I am talking about - I think when the signal is low or the connection is lossy (dropping packets or something) it auto drops the rate to a lower number (as it should) - and this is when you are seeing the delays, dropped packets, whatever. If you set the rate to a static number (say, 2M), then possibly it won't attempt any changes, and you can at least know what is causing the packet loss. [..snip..] ath_rate_ctl: 5M - 11M (10 ok, 0 err, 0 retr) Now the signal got better, so it bumped it up to 11M.. ath_start: encapsulation failure I have no idea what that is trying to tell you .. (besides the obvious) ath_rate_ctl: 2M - 1M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr) If you are down to 1M, I think you may need to check signal strength and such. I'd start with my testing near the AP (in sight of it at least). Eric -- -- Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology All generalizations are false, including this one. -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Eric Anderson wrote: [..snip..] ath_rate_ctl: 2M - 1M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr) If you are down to 1M, I think you may need to check signal strength and such. I'd start with my testing near the AP (in sight of it at least). Ok - I don't usually talk to myself (not in public anyway) - but here are my findings. When in 11b mode, everything works fine (I didn't try going to the edge of my coverage area though - too comfortable on my couch). When in 11g mode, I see the rate flap up and down between 48M and 24M, and each time it switches, it loses some packets in between modes. I just now manually set my client (FreeBSD of course) to 36M, and it seems to be holding up for now. Here's all I did: ifconfig ath0 media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g Give that a try on the FreeBSD AP, and see if that helps at all (you may want to try the 11b modes, like: ifconfig ath0 media DS/2Mbps mode 11b or something.. Eric -- -- Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology All generalizations are false, including this one. -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Hi There Fixing the speed on DS/11Mbps corrected one of the debug errors (ath_rate_ctl: 2M - 1M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr)) but I still with this 2 : I think this error (ath_start: encapsulation failure) its cousing Ierrs and the Oerrs on the netstat, becouse is doing it all the time same with the Ierrs and Oerrs ath_calibrate: channel 2437/e0 ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure ath_start: encapsulation failure thnaks Eric Anderson wrote: Eric Anderson wrote: [..snip..] ath_rate_ctl: 2M - 1M (0 ok, 1 err, 1 retr) If you are down to 1M, I think you may need to check signal strength and such. I'd start with my testing near the AP (in sight of it at least). Ok - I don't usually talk to myself (not in public anyway) - but here are my findings. When in 11b mode, everything works fine (I didn't try going to the edge of my coverage area though - too comfortable on my couch). When in 11g mode, I see the rate flap up and down between 48M and 24M, and each time it switches, it loses some packets in between modes. I just now manually set my client (FreeBSD of course) to 36M, and it seems to be holding up for now. Here's all I did: ifconfig ath0 media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g Give that a try on the FreeBSD AP, and see if that helps at all (you may want to try the 11b modes, like: ifconfig ath0 media DS/2Mbps mode 11b or something.. Eric -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Fwd: re: ath0 lost connection]
Original Message Subject:re: ath0 lost connection Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:14:07 -0500 From: Kelley Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi there. I have got running a PCI atheros wireless card on b/g in hostap mode and connecting 33 clients. for some razon all the customers lost the traffic, (the wireless cards has connection but dosen't send and recive any thing). When I login on the Freebsd hostap all looks happy but I can't ping any customer, so all start to work again if I restart the PC, I tried with a different harware and in differents modes 11b and 11g, but still same thing. I have installed the last driver versions, less the if_ath_pci.c http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_pci.c I using the version 1.5 and I see the 1.6 this morning (someone know if update this fix the problem). thanks!! On a simpler yet related config, I have a linksys ag520 pci card running with a linksys a/b/g AP. IT occasionally just loses connectivity, but simply re-execing the ifconfig line brings it back. Haven't found a rhyme or reason yet. I'd send this to the FBSD list, but I just moved server IP blocks and the reverse DNS stuff hasn't propagated yet. Kelley -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
