On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Bob Copeland <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. One more important detail: wpa_supplicant can use both wext and nl80211, while iwconfig and networkmanager are wext-only. Don: do you use -d wext or -d nl80211 with wpa_supplicant? > > 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 > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- 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
