From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitri Seletski Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 22:17:13 +0100 Subject: [ath9k-devel] N mode In-Reply-To: <20090518210947.GP20637@tesla> References: <4A0EB5A4.5070109@gmail.com> <4A0F2EE9.6050207@gmail.com> <20090518153313.GA20637@tesla> <4A11CB65.80007@gmail.com> <20090518210947.GP20637@tesla> Message-ID: <4A11D059.30309@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 Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > 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 > DAP-1353 Dlink. 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