From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.182]:32870 "EHLO wa-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753184AbZEKWY4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 May 2009 18:24:56 -0400 Subject: Re: ath9k seems to be broken on 2.6.30-rc4 with a macbook pro From: "Justin P. Mattock" To: Jiri Slaby Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <4A089E49.7080403@gmail.com> References: <4A089E49.7080403@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:18:54 -0700 Message-Id: <1242080334.1991.11.camel@unix> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 23:53 +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote: > Adding some CCs. > > On 05/11/2009 07:02 PM, Justin Mattock wrote: > > I've been trying to diagnose an issue > > with 2.6.30-rc4. At first thinking it > > was not the kernel, but the network manager > > (in my case I use wicd). > > with 2.6.29-rc8 the system starts up, > > connects no problem. > > but as soon as I load 2.6.30-rc4 > > I get limited connection to none. > > in dmesg I see: > > > > [ 36.337419] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 1 > > [ 36.530106] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 2 > > [ 36.730100] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 3 > > [ 36.930101] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 timed out > > [ 44.421728] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 1 > > [ 44.620080] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 2 > > [ 44.820080] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 try 3 > > [ 45.020076] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:2a:00:67:f0 timed out > > > > The type of encryption used is just > > a standard WEP key(no WPA). > > > > has this been resolved already? > > > > Also I'm noticing(but not that big of a deal) > > if I set in sysctl.conf: > > > > net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_ignore=8 > > net.ipv4.conf.wlan0.arp_ignore=8 > > net.ipv4.conf.wmaster0.arp_ignore=8 > > net.ipv4.conf.lo.arp_ignore=8 > > net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_announce=2 > > net.ipv4.conf.wlan0.arp_announce=2 > > net.ipv4.conf.wmaster0.arp_announce=2 > > net.ipv4.conf.lo.arp_announce=2 > > > > watching a movie on hulu, about 15/20 minuets > > into enjoyment, hulu craps out(starts re-buffering) > > then re initializes after about 30 secs later. > > but if I comment those out(set back to default) > > hulu will run fine. > > > Cool. Another odd thing Ive experienced as well with 2.6.29-rc8 is if my iphone is connected to the router I'll have a hard time connecting to anything until I disconnect the iphone from the router.(my guess is the router is getting old). regards, Justin P. Mattock