Jouni Malinen schrieb: > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 07:22:17PM +0200, Helmut Schaa wrote: >> Since EAPOL frames are normal data frames they are treated by the >> rate control algorithm as such. Thus it can happen that the rate >> control algorithm chooses an inappropriate rate (minstrel_ht uses >> MCS rates for example) for the 4-way handshake and under low signal >> conditions the handshake may time out. >> >> To fix this issue always treat EAPOL frames the same as management >> frames and send them with the lowest available rate. > > I don't think that this should be applied for the reasons given (and > alternative mechanisms proposed) in the discussion. I tested it with AP (rt2860) (with STA rt3572sta) under load and couldn't see any improvement. The first PTK-rekeying didn't work as usual. Or should it be applied to STA? Andreas -- 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
