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Subject: Re: I cannot disable RTS/CTS on ath9k.
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Ben Greear wrote:
> Thanks, that must be this thread:
> 
> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/84459
> 
> I think that explains much of my confusion.  I too would like a way to
> really disable RTS for testing.  On a mostly quiet channel, sending UDP
> frames one way, I still see lots of RTS/CTS, which must mean there are
> lots of retries (assuming Minstel-HT is cause of this).

The confusion arises from the command usage.

It should be "iw phy phyname set rts <rts threshold|no rts threshold>",
or something similar, because "rts off" actually removes the threshold,
it doesn't disable RTS/CTS.

Sujith