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Date:      Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:20:09 -0700
From:      Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
To:        Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Odd error messages on wireless 11a connection
Message-ID:  <4713A149.9010301@errno.com>
In-Reply-To: <47139766.7000605@errno.com>
References:  <20071015163119.3C2A84500E@ptavv.es.net> <47139766.7000605@errno.com>

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Sam Leffler wrote:
> Kevin Oberman wrote:
>> I am at a major networking conference and my wireless, while working, is
>> logging lots of errors that I don't understand at all.
>>
>> +update_stats: bogus ndx0 7, max 7, mode 1
>>
>> Can anyone explain what these are? Do I need to be concerned?
>>
>> Atheros 5212 on FreeBSD current as of Oct. 5, i386, single processor
>> system. ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0xb4000000-0xb400ffff irq 11 at 
>> device 2.0 on pci11
>> ath0: [ITHREAD]
>> ath0: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
>> ath0: Ethernet address: 00:14:a4:60:f2:e3
>> ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
>>   
> Update your ath driver.  You've found an ap that is beaconing a 
> "pureg" rate set and a recent change to the sample rate code broke that.

Actually your interface is marked "pureb" and the ap is sending an 11g 
rate set but the answer is the same--update ath_rate/sample.c.

    Sam




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