On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Don Darling <darling.don@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello folks, > > I recently tried upgrading to kernel version 2.6.32, but after this upgrade > my wireless card became flaky when making connections. In cases where a > connection can be established it is stable, but there are problems when > making wireless associations. Downgrading to kernel version 2.6.31 resolves > this issue. I'm not sure at the moment which versions of the ath5k driver > maps to these kernel versions. The (vanilla) kernel version is sufficient to know which driver it is. > I'm assuming this issue is related to the ath5k driver itself -- the network > I'm using is only WEP128, and doesn't need wpa_supplicant. Huh, I didn't think any mac80211 driver supported WEP 128. Are you sure you weren't using madwifi before? Or maybe WEP 104? Are you using any modparams with ath5k? > In fact, I have > fewer problems when I connect to WPA+TKIP networks with wpa_supplicant. This is somewhat more secure, so I'd recommend it, or better CCMP. > Reverting to 2.6.31 resolves this issue. It will connect the first time, and > I can disconnect/re-connect several times without issue. I can't think of anything that changed in this time frame with ath5k specifically having to do with crypto. If you were using nohwcrypt=1, it could be a problem with mac80211. Otherwise, bisecting might be the best route to pin it down. Also on the off-chance that it's not crypto related, you may try the suggestions in the following to get a better picture of whwat is going on: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/Reporting_bugs -- Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
