[ath9k-devel] Can't associate with a particular AP

[Julien Valroff <julien@kirya.net>]

Hi Mohammed,

Le mardi 04 oct. 2011 ? 07:46:58 (+0200 CEST), Mohammed Shafi a ?crit?:
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Julien Valroff <julien@kirya.net> wrote:
> > [ please CC me when replying, I am not subscribed to the list ]
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have recently purchased a new laptop (Asus X93S) with an Atheros AR9285
> > wireless chip which obviously uses the ath9k module.
> >
> > When connecting to the AP of my router, everything works as expected
> > provided no other PC has already been connected to the AP. If that is not
> > the case, I have to reboot the router and make sure my new laptop is the
> > first to connect.
[...]
> i can allocate some of my free time and try to recreate the issue here
> next week. may be a regression.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look at this issue.

> enabling mac80211 debugs will also be useful. you said that the issue
> happens without security, and  also only when the AP router is already
> connected by another station. in the other thread it was mentioned
> that the problem occurs only when its a wireless router.

I am compiling a kernel with mac80211 debug features enabled, will make
further tests within the next week-end and report.

> AR9285 has diversity enabled, we need to check if its working properly.
> also please check whether setting coverage class via iw'improves the situation.
> iw phy <phyname> set coverage <coverage class>

This doesn't help - I've tried using set distance 0 (default), and 5 (my AP
is less than 1m from my laptop).

Cheers,
Julien

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