On 2012-02-28 3:01 AM, srinivas prasad wrote:
> hi,
> I am using voyage linux(3.0.0-voyage kernel) for my work. All my
> wireless cards are atheros cards(Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros
> AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)) and I am using ath5k driver.
> I incorporated the following change to create the interface for enabling
> and disabling carrier
> sensing 
> https://www.pentoo.ch/svn/portage/trunk/net-wireless/compat-wireless/files/super_secret_patch.diff.
> Whenever i disable physical carrier sense to induce maximum overlap of
> packets at the AP, the client disassociates from it and is unable to
> reconnect in any successive attempt. I get the following error message
> at the client
I'm pretty sure you're effectively killing Rx. With an essential part of
the card's functionality disabled, of course it's going to assume that
the AP is dead and it'll disconnect - not sure why you'd expect it to
behave differently.

- Felix
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