From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luis R. Rodriguez Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 08:33:13 -0700 Subject: [ath9k-devel] N mode In-Reply-To: <4A0F2EE9.6050207@gmail.com> References: <4A0EB5A4.5070109@gmail.com> <4A0F2EE9.6050207@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20090518153313.GA20637@tesla> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 02:23:53PM -0700, Dmitri Seletski wrote: > Dmitri Seletski wrote: > > Hello Guys. > > > > If not mistaking, wireless N mode kicks in automatically. My Access > > point is set to BGN mixed mode. 99% of time i am only user of wireless > > at home. > > I have dilemma. I can't use cables in house, so wireless is only > > solution, i have very quick broadband connection, we are talking about > > over megabyte a second. > > > > I wouldn't worry much about N mode, but my current speed on G, is only > > 600-max 700 kbyte a second. Well, my wifi is bottle neck to my > > broadband and it's very annoying. > > To make things worse - I get disconneced very often. > > I am familiar with console and reconnecting all the time manually is > > just plane bad. Writing scripts to keep connection connected is even worse. > > > > What can i do to improve speed and connectivity? Or in other words, what > > should i do to enable N mode?(both devices are Dlink and N mode > > compatible, thats what i bought them) > > > > a little bit of system info: > > my derivers: compat-wireless-2009-05-09 > > > > module in use: > > /lib/modules/2.6.29.2/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko > > > > uname info: > > 2.6.29.2 #3 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 14 01:19:42 IST 2009 x86_64 AMD > > Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux > > > > iwconfig output: > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"dlink" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: > > 00:1E:58:B4:F6:83 > > Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm > > Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > > Encryption key:off > > Power Management:on > > Link Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > > > > > Link quality is typically between 55-58 > > Signal lvl between 42-55 > > > > I don't use any security on wireless at all(I live in rural area, you > > know...), besides i do network inspection once in a while. > > > > Please check out lspci.txt for more details on my machine. > > > > Below list of inserted kernel modules: > > > > f71882fg 28312 0 > > snd_seq 49568 0 > > output 3080 0 > > ext4 232992 1 > > jbd2 61912 1 ext4 > > crc16 1928 1 ext4 > > fan 5264 0 > > nvidia 8117912 36 > > snd_virtuoso 10564 3 > > snd_oxygen_lib 28424 1 snd_virtuoso > > ath9k 241716 0 > > snd_pcm 67696 2 snd_oxygen_lib > > snd_timer 19000 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm > > mac80211 193304 1 ath9k > > snd_page_alloc 8120 1 snd_pcm > > snd_mpu401_uart 6344 1 snd_oxygen_lib > > snd_rawmidi 19072 1 snd_mpu401_uart > > snd_seq_device 5564 2 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi > > ath 9000 1 ath9k > > snd 50344 12 > > snd_seq,snd_virtuoso,snd_oxygen_lib,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device > > r8169 36620 0 > > k8temp 5320 0 > > i2c_core 26592 1 nvidia > > hwmon 2920 2 f71882fg,k8temp > > cfg80211 84384 3 ath9k,mac80211,ath > > soundcore 7744 1 snd > > > > > > Any ideas or advices appreciated, thanks. > > Dmitri > > > > P.S.: i did approach you before i had terrible problems between wifi and > > sli cards, since than motherboard was changed. Now things seem to work. > > > > > One more thing I have noticed, when i put access point into 802.11 N > mode, iwlist wlan0 scan doesn't bring any result anymore... 2.6.29 is old for ath9k you may want to try the stable compat-wireless releases. http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/stable Luis