Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:40208 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755425AbXKWV5o (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:57:44 -0500 Subject: Re: timeout problems with certain APs and b43 From: Johannes Berg To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" Cc: bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, "John H." , Larry Finger , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Michael Buesch In-Reply-To: <200711232258.25965.rjw@sisk.pl> (sfid-20071123_214335_768868_45E88660) References: <5b9417770711211135p65eab873leef65cd0e71452aa@mail.gmail.com> <1195812310.4149.73.camel@johannes.berg> <200711232258.25965.rjw@sisk.pl> (sfid-20071123_214335_768868_45E88660) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-vuEuRFOTa9NZ0wSkGdGE" Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:57:30 +0100 Message-Id: <1195855050.4149.179.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20071123_215747_659643_3E6A6471) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-vuEuRFOTa9NZ0wSkGdGE Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > on certain APs, the internet works for a long time then stops, and I > > > get authentication time outs, why? It usually works again if I reset > > > the AP itself, which i should not have to do and don't have to if in > > > XP.... > >=20 > > > wlan0: Initial auth_alg=3D0 > > > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24 > > > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24 > > > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24 > > > wlan0: authentication with AP 00:0f:66:53:3e:24 timed out > >=20 > > Does it help to reload the b43 module? I think I have seen this problem > > before but always associated it with suspend/resume rather than a long > > time elapsing, I also thought it was due to bad power recalibration. >=20 > It seems that I can reproduce something similar on demand with an SMC wir= eless > router by moving my box sufficiently far away from it. :-) Well, yeah, that's expected though, you lose signal at some point. Not expected is that it happens without moving anything. Unless the calibration code is wrong which wouldn't really surprise me either. johannes --=-vuEuRFOTa9NZ0wSkGdGE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUAR0dMyaVg1VMiehFYAQLDxw//X1h9gWn9NNBzwoPdqJeFOsiVbFTG0yPv 6jbA1bGLGT61iPVHff2VdUiSYd4RzbElTwJjfd9zo8k1xg7UDPZVfpdmMVrmpkKB yFYEQoCDVZJC6ot0gGoHBeN50v1OItLqDnFsvvLU0kYEAsJVFeKCtJw8sgB0atmn hBoZtN/aiOrAyFhuz0/JJC/7O8w8Xr/u6bHNIetVfKmnqqQImQpMUN+VzN3z7dk6 vf1titjVyLQbQCcN835NcrWiHpgaj/gnUyNMtTlMeetb2KRplq8o0XMePP/0MqGz d1ffql/yTsECxYkF5l0rnQ31CgA973Dsk/yp+kvX5uB4k2bsuxt7zGJJh/85bHI5 v/pgbYTVNwni+cMXHAns9XMzSw/24S4st6odCPLtCFqcYVCU37wjhOMMBRq1aLrr P26Hyh9n/DuDQ9KDO+BSkEixL+grz1MeVh736ZaAzdtzjd50vC/uF9e5M3YNpUnx erS5mrmNDbdvOJwE/NNTGGp5KtnsqTRxxAxJI/yeL4WjQ0pSqdUo5nseLi0yq+aJ ftUq/3WOZNiqwD+BUxDey+rVK8agro5uaDpwDkoXyqg+e0PqDM1W6t/P1otpFuCI 1VDaLzlthcmW8Uiyr//Wk6nFeW3DVrC0Y/pmdjfhbt2Q0XI5pBgsl3aOpv76Oy9b mqKk9DRo2zE= =q/qk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-vuEuRFOTa9NZ0wSkGdGE--