Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117]:37409 "EHLO mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752219AbXKWFlB (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:41:01 -0500 Message-ID: <474667EE.7060100@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20071123_054106_239386_35FB18F8) Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:41:02 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "John H." CC: Michael Buesch , John Linville , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de Subject: Re: timeout problems with certain APs and b43 References: <5b9417770711211135p65eab873leef65cd0e71452aa@mail.gmail.com> <4744AEA1.9020705@lwfinger.net> <5b9417770711222031r28011e75v3a6eb4a7acdf2183@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5b9417770711222031r28011e75v3a6eb4a7acdf2183@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: John H. wrote: > wrt54gs with latest firmware. > > it seems exclusive to linux:O > > On Nov 21, 2007 4:18 PM, Larry Finger wrote: >> John H. wrote: >>> uname -a >>> Linux laptop 2.6.23.1-49.fc8 #1 SMP Thu Nov 8 21:41:26 EST 2007 i686 >>> i686 i386 GNU/Linux >>> fedora 8 >>> >>> 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.... >>> >>> >>> wlan0: switched to long barker preamble (BSSID=00:0f:66:53:3e:24) >>> wlan0: switched to short barker preamble (BSSID=00:0f:66:53:3e:24) >>> >>> >>> >>> wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0 >>> 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 >> Do you have the opportunity to capture the wireless traffic with a second computer using Kismet or >> Wireshark when this condition occurs? Without that info, it would be hard to know what might be >> wrong. Of course, I don't have the problem with either of my AP's. >> >> Could you identify the make/model and firmware revisions of any AP's that show this behavior? Please do not top post! The problem is not generic with Linksys AP's. I use a WRT54GL V1.1 and a WRT54G V5. Neither shows the problem. We need a dump of the wireless traffic when this condition occurs. Larry