From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luis R. Rodriguez Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 14:09:47 -0700 Subject: [ath9k-devel] N mode In-Reply-To: <4A11CB65.80007@gmail.com> References: <4A0EB5A4.5070109@gmail.com> <4A0F2EE9.6050207@gmail.com> <20090518153313.GA20637@tesla> <4A11CB65.80007@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20090518210947.GP20637@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 Mon, May 18, 2009 at 01:56:05PM -0700, Dmitri Seletski wrote: > Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > 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 > > > Hello Luis. > > compat-wireless-2009-05-18 is freshest driver i could get. > Last time when I reported N mode problem i was using archive downloaded > from site, just to show i am not lazy :) > You can actually see from path of module, anyway, its not the point. N > mode didn't work than, doesn't work now either. > I have disabled all modes but N, still same issue, i can see Access > Point, but I can't connect to it. What AP do you have? And what settings are you using (WPA/WPA2/WEP)? Luis