From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 06:33:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4387716A4CE for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:33:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from psg.com (psg.com [147.28.0.62]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46A3B43D55 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:32:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from randy@psg.com) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=roam.psg.com) by psg.com with esmtp (Exim 4.24; FreeBSD) id 1AlqkP-00094C-IC for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:32:53 +0000 Received: from localhost.ripe.net ([127.0.0.1] helo=roam.psg.com) by roam.psg.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1AlqkO-0003AC-B2 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:32:52 +0100 From: Randy Bush MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: FreeBSD Current Message-Id: Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:32:53 +0000 Subject: ath seeming to lose carrier arbitrarily X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 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: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:33:08 -0000 thinkpad t40p current as of today connectivity is fine # ping psg.com PING psg.com (147.28.0.62): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 147.28.0.62: icmp_seq=0 ttl=44 time=176.850 ms 64 bytes from 147.28.0.62: icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=172.591 ms ^C --- psg.com ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 172.591/174.721/176.850/2.129 ms some time later, suddenly, connectivity seems to have gone away # ping psg.com PING psg.com (147.28.0.62): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: No buffer space available ping: sendto: No buffer space available ^C --- psg.com ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss hmmm. it dropped carrier. well, just ifconfig it manually # ifconfig ath0 mode 11b ssid ripemtg channel 6 no immediate result # ifconfig ath0 ath0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 193.0.9.131 netmask 0xfffffe00 broadcast 193.0.9.255 ether 00:05:4e:41:ee:cd media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11b (DS/1Mbps) status: no carrier ssid ripemtg 1:ripemtg channel 6 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 wepmode OFF weptxkey 1 but ten seconds later, it is magically ok # ifconfig ath0 ath0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 193.0.9.131 netmask 0xfffffe00 broadcast 193.0.9.255 ether 00:05:4e:41:ee:cd media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11b (DS/11Mbps) status: associated ssid ripemtg 1:ripemtg channel 6 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 wepmode OFF weptxkey 1 no one sitting near me at the ripe meeting sees a carrier drop randy