Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:29:37 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: epmak epmak <epmakk@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ping packet loss w/Intel 2200BG (iwi) on FreeBSD 11.0 Message-ID: <CAJ-VmokzwvE%2BBaxhcSsG3VzbLm-rM8vze0VP-VM2kjnxF7ijiQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAE4Ep0v1C-4C0-T=LTV68==U6M38jJ=4e2AiBU0EbdOnJxMAQA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAE4Ep0v1C-4C0-T=LTV68==U6M38jJ=4e2AiBU0EbdOnJxMAQA@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi Good catch on wme. Maybe some configuration is wrong. Can you do an iperf udp test in both directions and see what you find? Adrian On Apr 17, 2017 2:38 PM, "epmak epmak" <epmakk@gmail.com> wrote: > Ping packet loss w/Intel 2200BG (iwi) on FreeBSD 11.0 > > Hi, > > Sorry if it=E2=80=99s a repost. But I wasted/sacrificed a few days (weeke= nds!!!) > and found no solution to my problem online, and almost got to a point of > hopelessness and giving up on freebsd. > > The problem: > > - ping 127.0.0.1 or assigned ip - 0% packet loss; > - ping [some remote host] > 20% packet loss (both ways); > > 1. The issue exists for 11g regardless of WPA2 or authmode:OPEN (no > wpa_supplicant); > > 2. It=E2=80=99s not due to faulty hardware; I have two ThinkPad T43 (I kn= ow, it=E2=80=99s > 2017, but I=E2=80=99m a sucker for this kind of fun), they both exhibit t= he > problem; > > 3. There are absolutely no issues with setting up wlan0 interface: clonin= g > (ifconfig wlan0 .. create wlandev iwi0..), wpa_subblicant, dhclient wlan0= =E2=80=93 > everything works like a charm. Thank you!!!; > > I didn=E2=80=99t want to give up on freebsd w/o a fight and started tryin= g out > different =E2=80=98ifconfig .. create ..=E2=80=99 settings. > > The ' -wme' field did the trick for me: > > # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev iwi0 -wme up > > I only have 1% packet loss now, which I can live with. > > # pciconf -lv > .. > iwi0@pci0:4:2:0: class=3D0x.. > .. > device =3D 'PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection' > class =3D 'network' > .. > > # ifconfig wlan0 list caps > drivercaps=3D..<STA,IBSS,PMGT,SHPREAMBLE,MONITOR,MBSS,WPA1,WPA2,WME> > > > Hope this helps someone. > > -epmakk > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g > "
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CAJ-VmokzwvE%2BBaxhcSsG3VzbLm-rM8vze0VP-VM2kjnxF7ijiQ>