Re: [Madwifi-users] pppoe 99% after installing madwifi rpm

[Michael R. <ma...@no...>]

Hi "Mailinglist".

Mailinglist wrote:
> I install the madwifi-0.9.6.0-20.el4.at.i386.rpm
> madwifi-hal-kmdl-2.6.9-34.0.2.EL-0.9.6.0-20.el4.at.i686.rpm and
> madwifi-kmdl-2.6.9-34.0.2.EL-0.9.6.0-20.el4.at.i686.rpm (old ones)

Please don't report the version information from the distribution's 
packages, but the version information that is sent to the system logs 
when MadWifi loads.

> and the pppoe process need 99% cpu time. I trouble this problem without
> success last week and install my server again. After installing madwifi
> i figure out that madwifi is the cause today.

Please explain:

1. The relationship between pppoe and MadWifi on your system
2. How you came to the finding that MadWifi is the cause for pppoe to 
consume 99% of the CPU

> My card: Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212
> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

That's what is said in lspci for a lot of cards, the actual vendor and 
product name might be helpful as well.

> I hope that someone can help me. Thanks!

Without further information it will be impossible to tell anything helpful.

Bye, Mike