Re: hostapd and atheros - anyone else with dropping connections ?!

On 8/9/07, Ian FREISLICH <ianf_at_clue.co.za> wrote:
> Nenhum_de_Nos wrote:
> > I have a wifi atheros card:
> >
> > ath0_at_pci0:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x3a131186 chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01 hdr=0
> x00
> >     vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
> >     device     = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter'
> >     class      = network
> >     subclass   = ethernet
> >
> > and an hostapd AP.
> >
> > from time to time, I need to restart hostapd. and this time is not long.
> >
> > I'll update now and try again.
> >
> > if anyone is having the same issue, please say :)
>
> I'm having a similar issue on similar and more recent hardware (5212
> and 5006), but not with hostap.  Have you tried 'arp -d -a' on
> either or both of the hosts?  I find this fixes my disappearing
> wireless connectivity.
>
> Ian
>
> --
> Ian Freislich

no good for me, I waited till now to see the issue and test. when I
did the "arp -d -a", I got no wifi connection back, and as bonus, I
cant get in the ap box using ssh, just now when I had direct access to
it(monitor and keyboard directly attached). Trying to kill arp -d -a,
that is still running, doesnt work even when killall -9 is used.

I tryed to update my current machine, but it keeps killing the gcc
process, as there is not ram enough for everyone, and dmesg says it
has been killed. another weird issue, dmesg keeps saying:

ath0: ath_rx_proc: no mbuf!

my present dmesg has just this entries ...

I'll try to update current, but this is not easy as usually was/should be. :(

this is a Athlon XP 1700+ 512MB PC2100 running -CURRENT from July 29.
I have mldonkey and Folding at home running, but before this current,
I could do all three jobs just fine.

I'll csup again and let hust gcc be alone,

if anyone has any hints,

thanks

matheus


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