[ath9k-devel] loss of connectivity after large file transfer

[Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>]

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:37:37PM -0800, Joseph Cheek wrote:
> Hi Luis,
> 
> comments below...
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Joseph Cheek
> 
> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:03:30PM -0800, Joseph Cheek wrote:
> >
> >> Now if I could just get my cards to maintain IP connectivity when large
> >> files are transferred!  luis, any luck reproducing my problems?  i can
> >> give you ssh access to either of my boxes if you need it 8-).
> >>
> >
> > you are asking about a separate issue on a different thread from which
> > I cannot easily pull your distribution info, kernel version, AP used, etc,
> > but whatever, lets hijack this thread and abuse it to talk about your issue,
> > I'm lazy to switch to the other one.
> >
> 
> ouch!  hope the rest of your day goes better 8-).

BTW please report back on a new thread.

> > FWIW I am able to reproduce loss of connectivity after a large file transfer
> >
> 
> awesome, glad to hear it!
> 
> > If you are experiencing issues as you mention on 2.6.28 then you need at least
> > 2.6.28.1 as it has the patch, "ath9k: enable RXing of beacons on STA/IBSS", which
> > should fix the issue.
> >
> 
> I was using 2.6.27 as 2.6.28 was giving me a 32KB/s max transfer rate.
> I'll try 2.6.28.1 and report back to you.

Lets address issues one at a time, you should not face througput issues on 2.6.28
if you are then its a bug! If its something we can fix we can try to merge it for 2.6.28
but it requires a lot of driver changes most likely your best bet is to use wireless-testing
or compat-wireless. Please see our guide on how to get the latest ath9k driver [1].

[1] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k#Getthelatestath9kdriver

  Luis