Re: Ruggedized adhoc mode for large scale layer 3 mesh networks

["Alina Friedrichsen" <x-alina@gmx.net>]

Hello elektra,

I have asked you help debugging. In my little backyard all works fine n=
ow.

> A problem has always been the stability of the ad-hoc mode in large
> ad-hoc cells.

After my patches IBSS should now as stable as STA mode with the used lo=
w-level driver is.

> Typical problems are steady TSF timestamp skews, MAC timer
> skews and subsequent lockups, failed or endlessly repeating IBSS merg=
es
> to the same cell and hence IBSS cell-splits.

=46ixed BSSIDs are supported now in compat-wireless and the repeating I=
BSS merges to the same BSSID are fixed. (at mac80211 layer)

> It would be
> great if ath5k and ath9k could be used in the same way, too.

Try it out! For me It works fine now.

> We are lacking support for at least one USB chipset as well.
> Zydas/Atheros 5007UG would be great.

I work with the ar9170 driver and same Draft-N chipset which is the rep=
lacement for the ZyDAS chipset. It works okay for me, it only doesn't s=
upport rate control like minstrel for now.

Regards
Alina

P.S.:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=3Dlinux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Flinville%2Fwireless-t=
esting.git&a=3Dsearch&h=3DHEAD&st=3Dauthor&s=3Dx-alina%40gmx.net

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