[ath9k-devel] N mode

[Dmitri Seletski <drjoms@gmail.com>]

Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Dmitri Seletski <drjoms@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> compat-wireless-2009-05-19 # grep CONFIG_MAC80211_DEFAULT_PS config.mk
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_DEFAULT_PS=n
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_DEFAULT_PS_VALUE=1
>>
>> make :)
>>
>> make unload
>> make install
>> modprobe ath9k
>> ip link set wlan0 up
>> iwconfig wlan0 essid dlink
>>
>> last (IMHO)relevan't dmesg messages(got loads of dmesg history today)
>>
>>
>> [14147.633677] phy0: Atheros AR5416 MAC/BB Rev:2 AR2133 RF Rev:81:
>> mem=0xffffc200114e0000, irq=19
>> [14182.582492] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
>> [14216.110829] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 1
>> [14216.310267] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 2
>> [14216.316846] wlan0 direct probe responded
>> [14216.316848] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14216.320962] wlan0: authenticated
>> [14216.320964] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14216.520277] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14216.527099] wlan0: deauthenticated (Reason: 9)
>>     
>
> I believe reason 9 is you're AP tells you that you are trying to
> associate to it without first having authenticated.
>
>   
>> [14217.527273] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 3
>> [14217.727264] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 timed out
>> [14231.356054] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14231.359188] wlan0: authenticated
>> [14231.359191] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14231.367102] wlan0: deauthenticated (Reason: 9)
>>     
>
> And we repeat this here.
>
>   
>> [14232.367277] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 1
>> [14232.567284] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 2
>> [14232.570837] wlan0 direct probe responded
>> [14232.570843] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14232.573250] wlan0: authenticated
>> [14232.573434] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14232.773283] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14232.780130] wlan0: deauthenticated (Reason: 9)
>>     
>
> And here.
>
>   
>> [14233.780276] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 3
>> [14233.784639] wlan0 direct probe responded
>> [14233.784645] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14233.799082] wlan0: authenticated
>> [14233.799087] wlan0: association with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 timed out
>>
>> Access point in N mode only currently.
>>     
>
> Hm OK.
>
>   
>> Switching to mixture of N, G, B and dmesg throws this:
>> [14233.799087] wlan0: association with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 timed out
>> [14435.358964] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14435.362920] wlan0: authenticated
>> [14435.362922] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
>> [14435.371750] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 (capab=0x421
>> status=0 aid=1)
>> [14435.371752] wlan0: associated
>> [14435.372601] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
>> [14435.839637] wlan0: disassociated (Reason: 8)
>>     
>
> This is the STA has left. Hm,  lets try upgrading your supplicant...
> Can you try upgrading to the latest from git?
>
> git://w1.fi/srv/git/hostap.git
>
>   Luis
>   

Hello Luis.
I have no idea what authentication you are talking about.
I am sure that i dont use any authentication.

compat-wireless-2009-05-19 # pstree         
init-+-acpid
     |-6*[agetty]
     |-bonobo-activati---{bonobo-activati}
     |-console-kit-dae---62*[{console-kit-dae}]
     |-cpufreq-applet
     |-2*[dbus-daemon]
     |-dbus-launch
     |-dhcpcd
     |-exaile---14*[{exaile}]
     |-firefox---6*[{firefox}]
     |-gconfd-2
     |-gdm---gdm-+-X
     |           `-gnome-session-+-gnome-panel
     |                           |-gnome-terminal-+-bash
     |                           |               
|-bash---su---bash---pstree
     |                           |                |-bash---ssh
     |                           |                |-bash---irssi
     |                           |                |-gnome-pty-helpe
     |                           |                `-{gnome-terminal}
     |                           |-metacity
     |                           |-nautilus
     |                           |-seahorse-agent
     |                           |-ssh-agent
     |                           `-{gnome-session}
     |-gnome-dictionar
     |-gnome-keyring-d
     |-gnome-power-man
     |-gnome-settings--+-esd
     |                 `-{gnome-settings-}
     |-gnome-system-mo
     |-gvfs-hal-volume
     |-gvfsd
     |-gvfsd-burn
     |-gvfsd-http
     |-gvfsd-trash
     |-gweather-applet
     |-hald---hald-runner-+-hald-addon-acpi
     |                    |-hald-addon-cpuf
     |                    |-hald-addon-inpu
     |                    `-hald-addon-stor
     |-hardware-monito
     |-mdadm
     |-mixer_applet2---{mixer_applet2}
     |-mozilla-launche---thunderbird-bin---15*[{thunderbird-bin}]
     |-multiload-apple
     |-smartd
     |-syslog-ng
     `-udevd


Regards
Dmitri