From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitri Seletski Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 21:57:52 +0100 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: <4A11CBD0.4030008@gmail.com> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org 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. > > iwlist wlan0 scan > wlan0 Scan completed : > Cell 01 - Address: 00:1E:58:B4:F6:83 > Channel:11 > Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) > Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm > Encryption key:off > ESSID:"dlink" > Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s > 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s > Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s > Mode:Master > Extra:tsf=0000000000d13580 > Extra: Last beacon: 456ms ago > IE: Unknown: 0005646C696E6B > IE: Unknown: 010882848B968C129824 > IE: Unknown: 03010B > IE: Unknown: 2A0100 > IE: Unknown: 3204B048606C > IE: Unknown: > DD1E00904C334C1003FFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > IE: Unknown: > 2D1A4C1003FFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > IE: Unknown: > DD1A00904C340B080800000000000000000000000000000000000000 > IE: Unknown: > 3D160B080800000000000000000000000000000000000000 > IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F > IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010001000000 > > modprobe -l ath9k > /lib/modules/2.6.29.2/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko > > > Regards > Dmitri > > Forgot to mention, i used bleeding edge this time, but if you want me to, I can of course try stable branch.