Return-path: Received: from mail.deathmatch.net ([72.66.92.28]:4890 "EHLO mail.deathmatch.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751008AbZKCT0N (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:26:13 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:25:48 -0500 From: Bob Copeland To: "John W. Linville" Cc: CSights , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ath5k and ".local" dropout Message-ID: <20091103192548.GB10464@hash.localnet> References: <200911021907.16271.csights@fastmail.fm> <20091103180055.GC4839@tuxdriver.com> <20091103190149.GE4839@tuxdriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20091103190149.GE4839@tuxdriver.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 02:01:49PM -0500, John W. Linville wrote: > > We zero out the mcast filter for some reason, I'm not sure why. Maybe > > missing tildes in front of the zeroes or something. > > Any feedback on that patch? :-) Positive, so far. Saving CSights the trouble of requoting :) I'll push it unless C pops up with "any other problem"... > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c > > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c index 1287ded..1e6e0b6 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c > > @@ -1125,7 +1125,6 @@ ath5k_mode_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc) > > /* configure operational mode */ > > ath5k_hw_set_opmode(ah); > > > > - ath5k_hw_set_mcast_filter(ah, 0, 0); > > ATH5K_DBG(sc, ATH5K_DEBUG_MODE, "RX filter 0x%x\n", rfilt); > > } > > YES! > At least I am able to ping for longer than 2 minutes. :) I'll keep > running the modified code and see if any other problem crops up. -- Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com