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

[Joseph Cheek <joseph@cheek.com>]

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-).

> 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.