Return-path: Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com ([74.125.46.29]:10845 "EHLO yw-out-2324.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755477AbZBDXTX (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:19:23 -0500 Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 9so1049884ywe.1 for ; Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:19:22 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <200902050010.27428.rossi.f@inwind.it> References: <200902050010.27428.rossi.f@inwind.it> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 01:19:22 +0200 Message-ID: <40f31dec0902041519t5dcab35n19e6a0ec1642eaa5@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20090205_001940_041674_63728A92) Subject: Re: ath5k: problems with wireless network data transfer From: Nick Kossifidis To: Fabio Rossi Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2009/2/5 Fabio Rossi : > I'm using the lastest wireless-testing for connecting to my access point using > the ath5k driver. There are no problems in associating to the AP. > > I have a lot of problems with the connection in the sense that I observe > frequently no data transfer between the station and the AP (and so Internet). > During this network inactivity I can't ping the router or the route command > is stuck for many seconds. During these periods of time (when I can't use the > network) the station is always associated to the AP. > > Basically the problem arises when I observe a stall in a (previously > initiated) data transfer or I can't open web pages. I'm sure that the > wireless network is running correctly because I use at the same time a > second PC working with the p54pci driver. Moreover there are no problems if I > connect to the router via ethernet cable. > > For example, if I ping (during the same period of time) the router from the > two PCs, I get the following results: > > (ath5k based PC) > 526 packets transmitted, 366 received, 30% packet loss, time 526508ms > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.896/3.963/223.934/12.986 ms > > (p54pci based PC) > 525 packets transmitted, 524 received, 0% packet loss, time 526127ms > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.145/8.392/408.565/29.224 ms > > Any idea about the problem or how I can debug this situation? > > Regards, > Fabio Can you please post a dmesg output when ath5k loads ? -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick