On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Partha Bagchi wrote: >> >> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Partha Bagchi wrote: >>>> >>>> I am testing RC1. I have to say that using ath9k is more problematic >>>> than before. Now, I can't get a signal in my backyard, where the >>>> connection icon shows a 40% signal, ping says destination host is >>>> unreachable when pinging the router: >>>> ping 192.168.1.1 >>>> PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. >>>>> >>>>> From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable >>>>> From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable >>>>> From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable >>>> >>>> ^C >>>> --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics --- >>>> 6 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time >>>> 5224ms >>>> >>> I believe that you will find this is a rounting problem, and IIRC there >>> is a >>> default route to the destination, else you would get "no route to host," >>> but >>> some network node refused to pass the packets, and retuned the ICMP >>> packets >>> saying so. >>> >>> If "netstat -rn" doesn't shed any light on this, use of tcpdump may. I >>> don't >>> find any useful (to me) information in the rest of this, it is as I >>> expect. >>> I suppose that you could get this behavior if the route were in place but >>> the router didn't correctly handle the packets, or wasn't passing icmp. >>> You >>> comment on "nearer" suggests that. >>> >>> My experience has been that other than the fact that the checkbox for >>> starting a connection at boot is still a decoration rather than a >>> feature, >>> FC11 is working slightly better than FC10 on my laptops. >>> >>> Hope any of this helps. >>> >>>> uname -a >>>> Linux Bordeaux 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE #1 SMP Wed May 27 17:28:22 >>>> EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux >>>> >>>> lspci: >>>> ... >>>> 06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X >>>> Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) >>>> ... >>>> >>>> [partha@Bordeaux ~]$ rpm -qa |grep -i network >>>> NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.1-4.git20090414.fc11.i586 >>>> NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0.99-1.fc11.i586 >>>> system-config-network-1.5.97-1.fc11.noarch >>>> NetworkManager-glib-0.7.1-4.git20090414.fc11.i586 >>>> NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0.99-1.fc11.i586 >>>> system-config-network-tui-1.5.97-1.fc11.noarch >>>> NetworkManager-0.7.1-4.git20090414.fc11.i586 >>>> NetworkManager-openconnect-0.7.0.99-4.fc11.i586 >>>> >>>> No additional information in /var/log/messages. >>>> >>>> Was working fine in Fedora 10 and also, works fine when I am"nearer" >>>> to the router. Seems to me some sort of regression. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Partha >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:22 PM, James Laska <jlaska@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 17:10 +0100, Paul Black wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> 2009/5/28 James Laska wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Where can we get RC1? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've buried the link under the "What to test" section - >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Fedora_11_RC1_Install_Test_Results#What_To_Test >>>>>> >>>>>> Will these be available via rsync? >>>>>> >>>>>> I've tried the instructions here: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pfrields/Building_an_ISO_image_for_testing >>>>>> and they don't work; "rsync rsync://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt" shows >>>>>> the stage directory is not present. >>>>> >>>>> Sorry, I don't believe these will be available for rsync. My >>>>> understanding is they are made available for high-bandwith testers to >>>>> assist with release candidate validation. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> James >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> fedora-test-list mailing list >>>>> fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>> To unsubscribe: >>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> >>> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from >>> the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot >>> >>> -- >>> fedora-test-list mailing list >>> fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list >>> >> >> I am not sure I understand what you are saying. Perhaps that is my >> problem. >> >> I don't believe 'netstat -m' exists? What am I looking for here? >> > I have always combined the two letters, but I'm sure "netstat -r -n" will do > the same thing, verify that the routing table contains no surprises. > My bad I read that as the letter "M" and not "RN". Sorry about that. netstat -r -n shows no surprises (from an su terminal). >> Also, do you expect the output of tcpdump when I am further away from >> the router? I should mention that the router is in the basement and I >> am able to get a fine signal on the ground floor. When I step outside >> a few feet away that I cannot get a signal. I did not have this >> problem with Fedora 10, same hardware. >> > If I read your original post right, you said you had a 40% signal. You might > enter "iwconfig" from a command line and see what the values are for working > and non-working. If you run tcpdump on the wireless NIC you *may* see > packets being sent and ICMP error packets coming back. I'm just suggesting > that it will provide more information at a low cost in time. > iwconfig and NetworkManager track pretty well. My guess is that NetworkManager simply reports what iwconfig says. My problem was I don't know what to look for. tcpdump is not very illuminating to me. >> Are you familiar with ath9k? >> > One of the machines I have used required that driver, but I'm not a regular > user. I have chased wireless problems on at least six or seven laptops, so I > can suggest things which have provided useful information in the past. The > network list or wireless list might also be worth reading or asking, but a > change between Fedora versions is likely to be release related. > > I expect the laptop will show something on tcpdump, which may or may not be > useful. As noted, it's a low cost thing to try, I usually get all the cheap > information I can and see if something sticks out. > I will try. As an aside, ath9k was being rigorously developed. I stopped following their mailing list, so don't know the current status. However, as I stated, F10 did not have any problems. F11RC1 (fully updated) does. > -- > Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from > the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > Thanks! Partha -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
