Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:42:05 -0300 From: Nenhum_de_Nos <matheusber@gmail.com> To: "Ian FREISLICH" <ianf@clue.co.za> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hostapd and atheros - anyone else with dropping connections ?! Message-ID: <4956a5e50708190642t284f5142r137a85b77f4bd2c4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4956a5e50708190624t4168ed02nbbc25f107cde94fc@mail.gmail.com> References: <matheusber@gmail.com> <4956a5e50708081849s393be47bv931310df0e59fb66@mail.gmail.com> <E1IJAnd-0000Tn-Ra@clue.co.za> <4956a5e50708190624t4168ed02nbbc25f107cde94fc@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8/19/07, Nenhum_de_Nos <matheusber@gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/9/07, Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> wrote: > > 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 > > no good for me, I waited till now to see the issue and test. when I > did the "arp -d -a", I got no wifi connection back, and as bonus, I > cant get in the ap box using ssh, just now when I had direct access to > it(monitor and keyboard directly attached). Trying to kill arp -d -a, > that is still running, doesnt work even when killall -9 is used. > > I tryed to update my current machine, but it keeps killing the gcc > process, as there is not ram enough for everyone, and dmesg says it > has been killed. another weird issue, dmesg keeps saying: > > ath0: ath_rx_proc: no mbuf! > > my present dmesg has just this entries ... > > I'll try to update current, but this is not easy as usually was/should be. :( > > this is a Athlon XP 1700+ 512MB PC2100 running -CURRENT from July 29. > I have mldonkey and Folding at home running, but before this current, > I could do all three jobs just fine. > > I'll csup again and let hust gcc be alone, > > if anyone has any hints, > > thanks > > matheus just a small update, every program I run on it begins running, but never ends. even control+C works ... well, at least csup now is in this way, and although I can ping any other host, I cant ssh anyone. I'll reboot and try again. matheus -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be
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