Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:04:17 +0200
From: linux-wireless@newton.leun.net
To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: yi.zhu@intel.com
Subject: Re: compat wireless, i3945, tcpdump: Machine freezes
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Hello,

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:02:12 +0800
Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@intel.com> wrote:

> > > I downloaded compat-wireless-2008-06-18, built it, loaded
> > > cfg80211.ko, mac80211.ko, iwl3945.ko, associated to an ap,
> > > started "tcpdump -i wlan0 -n" and the machine mostly freezed.
> > > 
> > > Mostly means keyboard does not work, no disk-access, no network
> > > but mouse still works.
> > This still happens with compat-wireless-2008-06-25.
> 
> We have a fix patch here. Will submit to linux-wireless after some
> tweak.
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/3166

Yup, that works - does not freeze anymore. But when switching
promiscuous on it reassociates and there is a network outage of several
seconds.

Thanks!

-- 
Bye,

Michael Leun