Re: timeout problems with certain APs and b43

[Larry Finger <larry.finger@lwfinger.net>]

John H. wrote:
>  uname -a
> Linux laptop 2.6.23.1-49.fc8 #1 SMP Thu Nov 8 21:41:26 EST 2007 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> fedora 8
> 
> on certain APs, the internet works for a long time then stops, and I
> get authentication time outs, why?  It usually works again if I reset
> the AP itself, which i should not have to do and don't have to if in
> XP....
> 
> 
> wlan0: switched to long barker preamble (BSSID=00:0f:66:53:3e:24)
> wlan0: switched to short barker preamble (BSSID=00:0f:66:53:3e:24)
> 
> 
> 
> wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0
> wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24
> wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24
> wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24
> wlan0: authentication with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24 timed out

Do you have the opportunity to capture the wireless traffic with a second computer using Kismet or
Wireshark when this condition occurs? Without that info, it would be hard to know what might be
wrong. Of course, I don't have the problem with either of my AP's.

Could you identify the make/model and firmware revisions of any AP's that show this behavior?

Larry