Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:14:29 GMT From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/154157: [ath] Monitor mode is broken on at least the AR9280 Message-ID: <201101200714.p0K7ETVG012431@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201101200720.p0K7K9U3011180@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 154157 >Category: kern >Synopsis: [ath] Monitor mode is broken on at least the AR9280 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jan 20 07:20:08 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Adrian Chadd >Release: HEAD r217622 >Organization: Xenion Pty Ltd >Environment: FreeBSD-head r217622, i386 eeepc of some description >Description: Monitor mode with if_ath on at least the AR9280 is broken. It hasn't been tried on earlier cards. After a short period, frames stop being received. >How-To-Repeat: # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 wlanmode monitor # ifconfig wlan0 channel 6 # ifconfig wlan0 up # tcpdump -ni wlan0 -y IEEE802_11_RADIO [wait a short period] >Fix: Sometimes bouncing the interface is enough. Other times unloading/reloading the interface is enough. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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