From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 16:24:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBEC816A41A for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 16:24:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ianf@clue.co.za) Received: from munchkin.clue.co.za (munchkin.clue.co.za [66.219.59.160]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B785613C428 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 16:24:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ianf@clue.co.za) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=simple; s=20070313; d=clue.co.za; h=Received:Received:Received:To:cc:From:Subject:In-Reply-To:X-Attribution:Date:Message-Id; b=DyXTd4u7sIM0jX8YmmuX7LFTguyisZW70aXAe6kqP2cOE2vtufkhyjpNrbZNloFtqEsE7NAuh6wCsNjKcbRYRpkZAUSgPbBI0KZH5HXsGJ5cWGwPVquzp8DTJRAo+YpCM/NniKTMb86pgWhz5bjDu4f113v0nzRtvS+kPUvWU0WBdqEEhVVlHqLRfqqvBUz9CzpcDfa+LSlzpILPAtrF2fEQSN5VXyxK6Iz1L82QqxfP7G4u4fRhDnsfQHZYWfsi; Received: from uucp by munchkin.clue.co.za with local (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IJAnx-0003mP-H3; Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:24:09 +0000 Received: from dsl-241-51-21.telkomadsl.co.za ([41.241.51.21] helo=clue.co.za) by urchin.clue.co.za with esmtpa (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IJAnn-0001QX-5B; Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:59 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=clue.co.za) by clue.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.67 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1IJAnd-0000Tn-Ra; Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:23:49 +0200 To: Nenhum_de_Nos From: Ian FREISLICH In-Reply-To: Message from Nenhum_de_Nos of "Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:49:12 -0300." <4956a5e50708081849s393be47bv931310df0e59fb66@mail.gmail.com> X-Attribution: BOFH Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:23:49 +0200 Message-Id: Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hostapd and atheros - anyone else with dropping connections ?! X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:24:11 -0000 Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > I have a wifi atheros card: > > ath0@pci0:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x3a131186 chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01 hdr=0 x00 > vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' > device = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter' > class = network > subclass = ethernet > > and an hostapd AP. > > from time to time, I need to restart hostapd. and this time is not long. > > I'll update now and try again. > > if anyone is having the same issue, please say :) I'm having a similar issue on similar and more recent hardware (5212 and 5006), but not with hostap. Have you tried 'arp -d -a' on either or both of the hosts? I find this fixes my disappearing wireless connectivity. Ian -- Ian Freislich