I am trying to find out whether the Realtek rtl8192se is known to be stable and reliable in AP mode. It certainly became functional with kernel 3.0 and I can get the interface into master mode, but whenever I try to connect to it my laptop reports connection timeouts. Digging a little more with wireshark, it seems that authentication packets exchanged, but no association packets are coming through... I have detailed the details of my configuration in a post in the fedora forums: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1533542 Since this is a small-factor mini-ITX box, I'd like to get the built-in adapter to work. Any reports of success using this chip in AP mode? I'm happy to help track down and debug any issues. JL -- Details on the setup follow: $ uname -a Linux foo.bar.net 3.1.6-1.fc16.i686 #1 SMP Wed Dec 21 23:18:01 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux $ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection 03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10) $ lspci -vv -s 03:00.0 03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10) Subsystem: AzureWave Device 1107 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at febfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- CESta: RxErr+ BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn- Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1 Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed Status: InProgress- VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans- Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256- Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01 Status: NegoPending- InProgress- Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 88-55-22-fe-ff-4c-e0-00 Kernel driver in use: rtl8192se Kernel modules: rtl8192se $ iw list Wiphy phy0 Band 1: Capabilities: 0x1862 HT20/HT40 Static SM Power Save RX HT20 SGI RX HT40 SGI No RX STBC Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes DSSS/CCK HT40 Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 16 usec (0x07) HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7, 32 Frequencies: * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm) * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm) * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm) * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm) * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm) * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm) * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm) * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm) * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm) * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm) * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm) * 2467 MHz [12] (disabled) * 2472 MHz [13] (disabled) * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) Bitrates (non-HT): * 1.0 Mbps * 2.0 Mbps * 5.5 Mbps * 11.0 Mbps * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps max # scan SSIDs: 4 max scan IEs length: 2257 bytes RTS threshold: 2347 Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) Supported Ciphers: * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1) * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5) * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2) * CCMP (00-0f-ac:4) Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0 Supported interface modes: * IBSS * managed * AP * AP/VLAN * monitor software interface modes (can always be added): * AP/VLAN * monitor interface combinations are not supported Supported commands: * new_interface * set_interface * new_key * new_beacon * new_station * new_mpath * set_mesh_params * set_bss * authenticate * associate * deauthenticate * disassociate * join_ibss * join_mesh * remain_on_channel * set_tx_bitrate_mask * action * frame_wait_cancel * set_wiphy_netns * set_channel * set_wds_peer * connect * disconnect Supported TX frame types: * IBSS: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 * managed: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 * AP: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 * AP/VLAN: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 * mesh point: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 * P2P-client: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 * P2P-GO: 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 0x0030 0x0040 0x0050 0x0060 0x0070 0x0080 0x0090 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 0x00e0 0x00f0 Supported RX frame types: * IBSS: 0x00d0 * managed: 0x0040 0x00d0 * AP: 0x0000 0x0020 0x0040 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 * AP/VLAN: 0x0000 0x0020 0x0040 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 * mesh point: 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 * P2P-client: 0x0040 0x00d0 * P2P-GO: 0x0000 0x0020 0x0040 0x00a0 0x00b0 0x00c0 0x00d0 $ iw dev wlan0 info Interface wlan0 ifindex 4 type AP wiphy 3 $ iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Frequency:2.412 GHz Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off Power Management:on I have the output of hostapd in the linked post, it shows: wlan0: STA 00:1e:c2:bb:c0:42 IEEE 802.11: authentication OK (open system) but there never are any association messages going through. Here is a wireshark capture of the packets seen on the server: $ cat wscap 1MOyoQIABAAAAAAAAAAAAP//AAB/AAAAJcX3To+QAQBYAAAAWAAAAAAADgAOAAAAAAJsCYAEQAAA AP///////wAnEEy69P///////6DAAAR0ZXN0AQgCBAsWDBIYJDIEMEhgbC0aNAkX//8AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAlxfdOJpEBAEEAAABBAAAAAAAOAALAAAAMAAAAAABQAAAAACcQTLr04Lml cpxY4LmlcpxYAAAAAAAAAAAAAGQAAQAABHRlc3QBBIKECxYDAQElxfdOvA4CACwAAAAsAAAAAAAO AA4AAAAADGwJgASwADwA4LmlcpxYACcQTLr04LmlcpxYsMAAAAEAAAAlxfdOLBACACwAAAAsAAAA AAAOAALAAAAIAAAAAACwAAAAACcQTLr04LmlcpxY4LmlcpxYAAAAAAIAAAAlxfdOpjEFADIAAAAy AAAAAAAOAA4AAAAADGwJgATAADwA4LmlcpxYACcQTLr04LmlcpxYwMABAN0IABc1AQgADAAlxfdO jrAFAFgAAABYAAAAAAAOAA4AAAAAAmwJgARAAAAA////////ACcQTLr0////////AMEABHRlc3QB CAIECxYMEhgkMgQwSGBsLRowCRf//wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACXF904jsQUAQQAAAEEA AAAAAA4AAsAAAAwAAAAAAFAAAAAAJxBMuvTguaVynFjguaVynFgAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAABAAAEdGVz dAEEgoQLFgMBASXF904dEQkAWAAAAFgAAAAAAA4ADgAAAAACbAmABEAAAAD///////8AJxBMuvT/ ///////wwQAEdGVzdAEIAgQLFgwSGCQyBDBIYGwtGjAJF///AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA JcX3TrQRCQBBAAAAQQAAAAAADgACwAAADAAAAAAAUAAAAAAnEEy69OC5pXKcWOC5pXKcWAAAAAAA AAAAAABkAAEAAAR0ZXN0AQSChAsWAwEBJcX3TrYVCQBYAAAAWAAAAAAADgAOAAAAAAJsCYAEQAAA AP///////wAnEEy69P///////wDCAAR0ZXN0AQgCBAsWDBIYJDIEMEhgbC0aMAkX//8AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAlxfdOLxYJAEEAAABBAAAAAAAOAALAAAAMAAAAAABQAAAAACcQTLr04Lml cpxY4LmlcpxYAAAAAAAAAAAAAGQAAQAABHRlc3QBBIKECxYDAQElxfdORYQJAFgAAABYAAAAAAAO AA4AAAAAAmwJgARAAAAA////////ACcQTLr0////////IMIABHRlc3QBCAIECxYMEhgkMgQwSGBs LRowCRf//wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACXF907XhAkAQQAAAEEAAAAAAA4AAsAAAAwAAAAA AFAAAAAAJxBMuvTguaVynFjguaVynFgAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAABAAAEdGVzdAEEgoQLFgMBASjF9052 JAoAWAAAAFgAAAAAAA4ADgAAAAACbAmABEAAAAD///////8AJxBMuvT///////9QwgAEdGVzdAEI AgQLFgwSGCQyBDBIYGwtGjAJF///AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKMX3TkUlCgBBAAAAQQAA AAAADgACwAAADAAAAAAAUAAAAAAnEEy69OC5pXKcWOC5pXKcWAAAAAAAAAAAAABkAAEAAAR0ZXN0 AQSChAsWAwEBKMX3TuEnCgBYAAAAWAAAAAAADgAOAAAAAAJsCYAEQAAAAP///////wAnEEy69P// /////2DCAAR0ZXN0AQgCBAsWDBIYJDIEMEhgbC0aMAkX//8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAo xfdOgSgKAEEAAABBAAAAAAAOAALAAAAMAAAAAABQAAAAACcQTLr04LmlcpxY4LmlcpxYAAAAAAAA AAAAAGQAAQAABHRlc3QBBIKECxYDAQEoxfdOmo0NAFgAAABYAAAAAAAOAA4AAAAAAmwJgARAAAAA ////////ACcQTLr0////////UMMABHRlc3QBCAIECxYMEhgkMgQwSGBsLRowCRf//wAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACjF904Djg0AQQAAAEEAAAAAAA4AAsAAAAwAAAAAAFAAAAAAJxBMuvTguaVy nFjguaVynFgAAAAAAAAAAAAAZAABAAAEdGVzdAEEgoQLFgMBASjF906Hkw0AWAAAAFgAAAAAAA4A DgAAAAACbAmABEAAAAD///////8AJxBMuvT///////9gwwAEdGVzdAEIAgQLFgwSGCQyBDBIYGwt GjAJF///AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKMX3TseTDQBBAAAAQQAAAAAADgACwAAADAAAAAAA UAAAAAAnEEy69OC5pXKcWOC5pXKcWAAAAAAAAAAAAABkAAEAAAR0ZXN0AQSChAsWAwEBKMX3TtP6 DQBYAAAAWAAAAAAADgAOAAAAAAJsCYAEQAAAAP///////wAnEEy69P///////3DDAAR0ZXN0AQgC BAsWDBIYJDIEMEhgbC0aMAkX//8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoxfdOXfsNAEEAAABBAAAA AAAOAALAAAAMAAAAAABQAAAAACcQTLr04LmlcpxY4LmlcpxYAAAAAAAAAAAAAGQAAQAABHRlc3QB BIKECxYDAQEoxfdOeAAOAFgAAABYAAAAAAAOAA4AAAAAAmwJgARAAAAA////////ACcQTLr0//// ////gMMABHRlc3QBCAIECxYMEhgkMgQwSGBsLRowCRf//wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACjF 907gAA4AQQAAAEEAAAAAAA4AAsAAAAwAAAAAAFAAAAAAJxBMuvTguaVynFjguaVynFgAAAAAAAAA AAAAZAABAAAEdGVzdAEEgoQLFgMBASvF9063PQ4ALAAAACwAAAAAAA4ADgAAAAAMbAmABLAAPADg uaVynFgAJxBMuvTguaVynFiQwwAAAQAAACvF906ePg4ALAAAACwAAAAAAA4AAsAAAAgAAAAAALAA AAAAJxBMuvTguaVynFjguaVynFgAAAAAAgAAACzF904BGgIAMgAAADIAAAAAAA4ADgAAAAAMbAmA BMAAPADguaVynFgAJxBMuvTguaVynFigwwEA3QgAFzUBCAAMAA== -- 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
