Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:12:05 +0200 From: Alex Dupre <ale@FreeBSD.org> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recent fragility with if_wi, 802.11 adhoc/wep, and Tiger Message-ID: <42DDEB35.7080509@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <42DDD4D7.8010602@errno.com> References: <20050719094905.F15510@fledge.watson.org> <42DCC637.2050103@FreeBSD.org> <42DDD4D7.8010602@errno.com>
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Sam Leffler wrote: >> I have a (not so) similar problem with my atheros based D-Link >> DWL-G650 card with late CURRENTs. The problem is very strange: I can >> connect stablily to my neighbor's 11g wireless network (even if the >> signal is lower than my D-Link DI-624 AP) and I hardly can connect to >> my AP. When it happens, the connection goes down after few seconds (no >> carrier) and I cannot reconnect anymore. This used to work with older >> current (about a month ago). I though the AP was broken, but I have a >> 11b device (voip phone) that can connect without problems (yes, I >> tried to connect the card in 11b mode, w/ & w/o wep, but it's the same). >> Anyone seeing this? > > wi != ath > ap mode (really sta mode) != adhoc mode Yup, I said *not so* similar, but always related to 802.11 networks. I just wanted to know if other people had this issue. > You haven't provided any details of the setup that fails. Have you > tried setting up your ath card in 11b? As I said in the last phrase, yes, I tried. I tried changing channels, modes, wep encryption, AP distance, but without success. I can run the debug tests you want, just tell me what output you need, so that I'll not overflow you with useless information. -- Alex Dupre
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