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* Mysterious (?) VHT/HT warning on 3.8.2
@ 2013-03-31  1:49 Andrew Lutomirski
  2013-03-31 22:02 ` Johannes Berg
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Lutomirski @ 2013-03-31  1:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless

When my system (using an Intel 6300) associates to the AP here, it says:

wlan0: authenticate with [MAC]
wlan0: capabilities/regulatory prevented using AP HT/VHT
configuration, downgraded

Despite this warning, HT seems to work.  I'm getting >7 MB/s over ssh,
which isn't terrible.

$ sudo iw wlan0 link
Connected to [MAC] (on wlan0)
	SSID: [omitted]
	freq: 2432
	RX: 421276864 bytes (301704 packets)
	TX: 5148186 bytes (46101 packets)
	signal: -47 dBm
	tx bitrate: 270.0 MBit/s MCS 14 40Mhz short GI

	bss flags:	short-preamble short-slot-time
	dtim period:	2
	beacon int:	100

That's a nice high MCS rate at 40MHz.

$ sudo iw dev wlan0 scan dump
BSS [MAC] (on wlan0) -- associated
	TSF: 126363129751 usec (1d, 11:06:03)
	freq: 2432
	beacon interval: 100
	capability: ESS Privacy ShortPreamble ShortSlotTime (0x0431)
	signal: -39.00 dBm
	last seen: 30251 ms ago
	Information elements from Probe Response frame:
	SSID: [omitted]
	Supported rates: 1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 6.0 9.0 12.0 18.0
	DS Parameter set: channel 5
	RSN:	 * Version: 1
		 * Group cipher: CCMP
		 * Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
		 * Authentication suites: PSK
		 * Capabilities: (0x0000)
	ERP: <no flags>
	Extended supported rates: 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0
	WMM:	 * Parameter version 1
		 * u-APSD
		 * BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
		 * BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
		 * VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
		 * VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
	HT capabilities:
		Capabilities: 0x11ce
			HT20/HT40
			SM Power Save disabled
			RX HT40 SGI
			TX STBC
			RX STBC 1-stream
			Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
			DSSS/CCK HT40
		Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
		Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
		HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
		HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
	HT operation:
		 * primary channel: 5
		 * secondary channel offset: below
		 * STA channel width: any
		 * RIFS: 0
		 * HT protection: non-HT mixed
		 * non-GF present: 0
		 * OBSS non-GF present: 1
		 * dual beacon: 0
		 * dual CTS protection: 0
		 * STBC beacon: 0
		 * L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
		 * PCO active: 0
		 * PCO phase: 0
	WPS:	 * Version: 1.0
		 * Wi-Fi Protected Setup State: 2 (Configured)
		 * AP setup locked: 0x01
		 * Response Type: 3 (AP)
		 * UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-0000-74440171ae50
		 * Manufacturer: Netgear
		 * Model: WNDR3800
		 * Model Number: V1
		 * Serial Number: none
		 * Primary Device Type: 6-0050f204-1
		 * Device name: WNDR3800(Wireless AP)
		 * Config methods: Ethernet, Label, PBC
		 * RF Bands: 0x3

What's happening here?

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* Re: Mysterious (?) VHT/HT warning on 3.8.2
  2013-03-31  1:49 Mysterious (?) VHT/HT warning on 3.8.2 Andrew Lutomirski
@ 2013-03-31 22:02 ` Johannes Berg
  2013-04-01 21:47   ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Johannes Berg @ 2013-03-31 22:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lutomirski; +Cc: linux-wireless, stable

On Sat, 2013-03-30 at 18:49 -0700, Andrew Lutomirski wrote:

> wlan0: capabilities/regulatory prevented using AP HT/VHT
> configuration, downgraded
> 
> Despite this warning, HT seems to work.  I'm getting >7 MB/s over ssh,
> which isn't terrible.

Yeah, the warning is spurious, it's disabling VHT because neither you
nor the AP have it ;-)

I fixed it in

commit 586e01ededf9b713a1512dd658806791a7ca1a50
Author: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Date:   Thu Feb 14 12:13:53 2013 +0100

    mac80211: prevent spurious HT/VHT downgrade message

but I guess that didn't make it to 3.8, maybe it should be applied to
stable.

johannes


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* Re: Mysterious (?) VHT/HT warning on 3.8.2
  2013-03-31 22:02 ` Johannes Berg
@ 2013-04-01 21:47   ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2013-04-01 21:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Johannes Berg; +Cc: Andrew Lutomirski, linux-wireless, stable

On Mon, Apr 01, 2013 at 12:02:04AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Sat, 2013-03-30 at 18:49 -0700, Andrew Lutomirski wrote:
> 
> > wlan0: capabilities/regulatory prevented using AP HT/VHT
> > configuration, downgraded
> > 
> > Despite this warning, HT seems to work.  I'm getting >7 MB/s over ssh,
> > which isn't terrible.
> 
> Yeah, the warning is spurious, it's disabling VHT because neither you
> nor the AP have it ;-)
> 
> I fixed it in
> 
> commit 586e01ededf9b713a1512dd658806791a7ca1a50
> Author: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
> Date:   Thu Feb 14 12:13:53 2013 +0100
> 
>     mac80211: prevent spurious HT/VHT downgrade message
> 
> but I guess that didn't make it to 3.8, maybe it should be applied to
> stable.

Now applied, thanks.

greg k-h

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