Return-path: Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:21534 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753493AbZGVQia (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:38:30 -0400 Subject: Re: wireless-testing regression: iwl3945 scan fails From: reinette chatre To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: Kalle Valo , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , Johannes Berg In-Reply-To: <1248279871.28545.126.camel@violet> References: <87k521s2wa.fsf@litku.valot.fi> <87fxcosron.fsf@litku.valot.fi> <1248278121.17896.2728.camel@rc-desk> <1248279871.28545.126.camel@violet> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:38:30 -0700 Message-Id: <1248280710.17896.2739.camel@rc-desk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Marcel, On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 09:24 -0700, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Reinette, > > > > > I just upgraded to rc3-wl (commit 225b6807) and my iwl3945 doesn't work > > > > anymore, even scan fails. I don't have time to investigate this right > > > > now, but I'll try to find some time during the evening. > > > > > > I have looked at this now a bit and I don't think this is an iwl3945 > > > problem. Scanning seems to stall in some situations and iwl3945 doesn't > > > even receive the scan command. > > > > The patches we sent recently did undergo testing under various scenarios > > using wpa_supplicant. We have not done this testing after the > > 2.6.31-rc3-wl merge (yesterday) though. I just did a quick test on my > > 3945 using iwconfig to associate and it was able to do so on A and G > > bands. Looks like I need to do some wpa_supplicant testing. > > can also at least get an IP address via DHCP and do some packet > transfer. I made the experience that DHCP works and then we get > disconnected seconds later. I have seen this for a long time now. I am using wpa_supplicant to connect to a WPA2 network using a 5100 device and get disconnected very regularly (starts with "CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys" which is caused by a missing probe response from the AP). In these cases wpa_supplicant is able to reconnect. This behavior is also present in 2.6.31-rc3-wl from yesterday. Do you not get reconnected after you get disconnected? Reinette