Re: iwn(4) hangs after r257133

yup, same info as brandon. :)


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On 10 November 2013 04:17, Stefan Farfeleder <stefanf_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 08:29:30PM -0600, Brandon Gooch wrote:
>> Turns out that not enabling MRR causes my Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link
>> 5300 to hang after only a few moments of use.
>>
>> For now, I've just reverted only those aspects of r257133, enabling
>> MRR and keeping the rate index lookup, which seems to do something on
>> my hardware at least (I assume it's not the right thing based on
>> Adrian's analysis, but it works never-the-less).
>>
>> Has anyone else hit this with Intel WiFi hardware?
>>
>> Also, what needs to be done to have MRR working properly?
>
> Hi,
>
> I have problems with iwn (Intel WiFi Link 5100) as well.
>
> Unlike my previous problems, it associates properly and works fine, at
> first. But then, after some minutes, the link quality somehow
> deteriorates and I see serious packet drops. Usually it gets back to
> normal some minutes later, but restarting the interface "fixes" the
> problem. I don't think it's a problem with the signal itself, because
> other devices next to the notebook work just fine during that intervals.
>
> Adrian, do you have any ideas, or some data you want from me?
>
> Stefan