I will do a test as per you said and check if the same issue reoccur. Zhonghui
Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: > On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 10:07 +0800, Fu, Zhonghui wrote: >> Kaiwai Gardiner, >> >> Have you used other wireless cards in addition to 4965? Is there the >> same phenomena as 4965 on them? >> Could you please give out your operation steps in detail? > > No, unfortunately not. I only have this one laptop. I do have a > athereos one in my bedroom in a desktop and it doesn't display the > same rate of dropping out - and dladm states that the reception is > poor. Soomething is going wrong when a poor signal is maintaining a > conneciton whilst this laptop classes the signal as excellent - the > reception keeps falling out of the sky. > > Matthew > >> >> >> Thanks, >> Zhonghui >> >> Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: >>> On Mon, 2008-05-26 at 13:52 +0800, Fu, Zhonghui wrote: >>>> "link down" is caused by a thread of IWK driver that monitors >>>> errores from 4965 chip. This thread will turn down and restore link >>>> when some errores from 4965 card occur. Through analyzing dmesg >>>> messages, "ieee80211_crypto_enmic failed" may make 4965 card cause >>>> errores. Judy, could you please give more information about >>>> ieee80211_crypto_enmic function in net80211 module? >>> >>> Another interesting issue I've found (which may be related). I went >>> to university, attached to their network ok. I then came home, >>> turned on my laptop, loaded up - and the network monitor claimed >>> that it was connected to the network; when I tried to surf the >>> internet, it didn't work. >>> >>> So I had to disable nwam until the wifi light turned off (which is >>> next to the Bluetooth indicator light), then re-enabled it. It >>> starts working properly. Here is the full dmesg output: >>> >>> May 26 18:09:06 rachmaninov scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd1 at >>> ata0: target 0 lun 0 May 26 18:09:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] sd1 >>> is /pci at 0,0/pci-ide at 1f,1/ide at 0/sd at 0,0 >>> May 26 18:09:09 rachmaninov mac: [ID 744254 kern.info] NOTICE: iwk0 >>> link up May 26 18:09:09 rachmaninov in.routed[472]: [ID 749644 >>> daemon.notice] iwk0 has a bad address 0.0.0.0 >>> May 26 18:09:09 rachmaninov in.routed[472]: [ID 464608 daemon.error] >>> route 0.0.0.0/8 --> 0.0.0.0 nexthop is not directly connected >>> May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov genunix: >>> [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 >>> May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:10 rachmaninov genunix: >>> [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 >>> May 26 18:09:13 rachmaninov /sbin/dhcpagent[324]: [ID 778557 >>> daemon.warning] configure_v4_lease: no IP broadcast specified for >>> iwk0, making best guess May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID >>> 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: devinfo0 May 26 18:09:17 >>> rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] devinfo0 is >>> /pseudo/devinfo at 0 May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 >>> kern.info] pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov >>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is >>> /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 >>> May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: sadasupport0 May 26 18:09:17 rachmaninov genunix: >>> [ID 936769 kern.info] sadasupport0 is /pseudo/sadasupport at 0 >>> May 26 18:09:20 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: nvidia255 May 26 18:09:20 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] nvidia255 is /pseudo/nvidia at 255 May 26 18:09:59 >>> rachmaninov unix: [ID 954099 kern.info] NOTICE: IRQ17 is being >>> shared by drivers with different interrupt levels. >>> May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov This may result in reduced system >>> performance. May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov hdaudio: [ID 822741 >>> kern.warning] WARNING: Too many connectionsi(B) for widget 29 (24) >>> May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov npe: [ID 236367 kern.info] PCI >>> Express-device: pci17aa,20ac at 1b, hdaudio0 >>> May 26 18:09:59 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] hdaudio0 >>> is /pci at 0,0/pci17aa,20ac at 1b May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID >>> 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: rsm0 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov >>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] rsm0 >>> is /pseudo/rsm at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: ucode0 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] ucode0 >>> is /pseudo/ucode at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] iscsi0 >>> at root May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] >>> iscsi0 >>> is /iscsi >>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov rootnex: [ID 349649 kern.info] xsvc0 at >>> root: space 0 offset 0 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] xsvc0 >>> is /xsvc at 0,0 >>> May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: pseudo1 May 26 18:10:06 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] pseudo1 >>> is /pseudo/zconsnex at 1 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pcplusmp: [ID 444295 kern.info] >>> pcplusmp: ide (ata) instance #1 vector 0xf ioapic 0x1 intin 0xf is >>> bound to cpu 0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov isa: [ID 202937 >>> kern.info] ISA-device: pit_beep0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov >>> genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pit_beep0 is /isa/pit_beep May 26 >>> 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: >>> ramdisk1024 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 >>> kern.info] ramdisk1024 is /pseudo/ramdisk at 1024 May 26 18:10:07 >>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: lockstat0 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] >>> lockstat0 is /pseudo/lockstat at 0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: >>> [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: llc10 May 26 18:10:07 >>> rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] llc10 >>> is /pseudo/llc1 at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: lofi0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] lofi0 >>> is /pseudo/lofi at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: profile0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] profile0 is /pseudo/profile at 0 May 26 18:10:07 >>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: systrace0 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] >>> systrace0 is /pseudo/systrace at 0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: >>> [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fbt0 May 26 18:10:07 >>> rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fbt0 >>> is /pseudo/fbt at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: sdt0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 >>> kern.info] sdt0 >>> is /pseudo/sdt at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: fasttrap0 May 26 18:10:07 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] fasttrap0 is /pseudo/fasttrap at 0 May 26 18:10:08 >>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fcp0 May >>> 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcp0 >>> is /pseudo/fcp at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: fcsm0 May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] fcsm0 >>> is /pseudo/fcsm at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: lx_systrace0 May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: >>> [ID 936769 kern.info] lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systrace at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: osscore0 May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] osscore0 is /pseudo/osscore at 0 May 26 18:10:08 >>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: ossusb0 >>> May 26 18:10:08 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ossusb0 >>> is /pseudo/ossusb at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: vmix0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] vmix0 >>> is /pseudo/vmix at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: ncall0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] ncall0 >>> is /pseudo/ncall at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: nsctl0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] nsctl0 >>> is /pseudo/nsctl at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: nsctl0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] nsctl0 >>> is /pseudo/nsctl at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: sdbc0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] sdbc0 >>> is /pseudo/sdbc at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov sv: [ID 443358 kern.info] sv Apr 28 2008 >>> 19:05:24 (revision 11.11, 11.11.0_5.11, 04.28.2008) >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: sv0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 >>> kern.info] sv0 >>> is /pseudo/sv at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: ii0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 >>> kern.info] ii0 >>> is /pseudo/ii at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov osscommon: [ID 990679 kern.warning] >>> WARNING: launch_output while not prepared. Engine=0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: fssnap0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] fssnap0 >>> is /pseudo/fssnap at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: winlock0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] winlock0 is /pseudo/winlock at 0 May 26 18:10:09 >>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0 May 26 >>> 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 >>> is /pseudo/pm at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov ipf: [ID 774698 kern.info] IP Filter: >>> v4.1.9, running. May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov rdc: [ID 517869 >>> kern.info] @(#) rdc: built 19:04:52 Apr 28 2008 May 26 18:10:09 >>> rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: rdc0 May >>> 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] rdc0 >>> is /pseudo/rdc at 0 >>> May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] >>> pseudo-device: nsmb0 May 26 18:10:09 rachmaninov genunix: [ID >>> 936769 kern.info] nsmb0 >>> is /pseudo/nsmb at 0 >>> May 26 18:11:23 rachmaninov nwamd[36]: [ID 665447 daemon.notice] >>> Terminated received, shutting down >>> May 26 18:11:23 rachmaninov nwamd[36]: [ID 854588 daemon.error] >>> '/sbin/ifconfig iwk0 dhcp release' terminated with signal 15 >>> (Terminated) May 26 18:12:23 rachmaninov genunix: [ID 358043 >>> kern.warning] WARNING: ieee80211_crypto_enmic failed. >>> May 26 18:12:23 rachmaninov mac: [ID 486395 kern.info] NOTICE: iwk0 >>> link down May 26 18:12:36 rachmaninov pcplusmp: [ID 444295 >>> kern.info] pcplusmp: ide (ata) instance #1 vector 0xf ioapic 0x1 >>> intin 0xf is bound to cpu 0 May 26 18:12:47 rachmaninov mac: [ID >>> 744254 kern.info] NOTICE: iwk0 link up May 26 18:12:48 rachmaninov >>> in.routed[472]: [ID 749644 daemon.notice] iwk0 has a bad address >>> 0.0.0.0 >>> May 26 18:12:48 rachmaninov /sbin/dhcpagent[1024]: [ID 778557 >>> daemon.warning] configure_v4_lease: no IP broadcast specified for >>> iwk0, making best guess bash-3.2$
