Re: [Madwifi-users] Wireless network seems ok, but higher level stuff fails
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Re: [Madwifi-users] Wireless network seems ok, but higher level stuff fails
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From: Paulo R. C. d. S. <zau...@gm...> - 2007-03-08 23:58:47
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It's me again. I found more strange things about my problem. I think I'm getting closer: arp -n in the Gentoo Station reports: 169.254.0.1 (incomplete) ath0 Where 169.254.0.1 is the address of the AP. tcpdump -vv -i ath0 arp: 20:50:21.984182 arp who-has 169.254.0.1 tell 169.254.0.3 While I'm pinging the AP, I got "truncated-arp" messages in the AP "tcpdump -vv ath0 arp" output. The Station machine just got two replies: 64 bytes from 169.254.0.1: icmp_seq=424 ttl=64 time=0.400 ms 64 bytes from 169.254.0.1: icmp_seq=426 ttl=64 time=2998 ms It seems like my problem has something to do with the "Signal Too Strong" http://madwifi.org/wiki/FAQ/SignalTooStrong issue. I will move the AP to a place far from the station. So far no one replied to this, but I will keep posting in the hope that my attempts to make this works helps someone in the future. On 3/8/07, Paulo Roberto Candido dos Santos <zau...@gm...> wrote: > Another thing... I've loaded the ath_pci module with debug options and > it gave me lots of information. When I try to ping (one request with > "ping -c 1") the ap from the station it prints the following > information in /var/log/messages: > > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule ath_tx_start: skb0 f3221680 [data f7b9ac3c len > 120] skbaddr 37b9ac3c > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule TODS > 00:19:5b:66:d8:b0->00:19:5b:66:d5:0c(00:19:5b:66:d5:0c) data QoS [TID > 0] 54M > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 88 01 2c 00 00 19 5b 66 d5 0c 00 19 5b 66 d8 b0 > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 00 19 5b 66 d5 0c 50 06 00 00 d5 0c aa aa 03 00 > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 00 00 08 00 45 00 00 54 00 00 40 00 40 01 e6 a8 > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule a9 fe 00 03 a9 fe 00 01 08 00 27 fc cd 16 00 01 > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 58 75 f0 45 c0 2d 0f 00 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule ath_tx_start: Q1: (ds)f706ae20 (lk)00000000 > (d)37b9ac3c (c0)4124007a (c1)06008078 11118000 000db50c > Mar 8 17:43:04 yule ath_tx_txqaddbuf: link[1] (f706adc0)=3706ae20 (f706ae20) > > > On 3/8/07, Paulo Roberto Candido dos Santos <zau...@gm...> wrote: > > Hello list! > > > > I'm having some problems setting a wireless network consisting of a > > gentoo ap, one gentoo station and one Windows XP station. > > I've followed the instructions on the madwifi.org and on gentoo > > specialized forums and wiki. Seems like the "wireless" part of the > > network is just fine and every station can connect to the ap, but I > > can't do more than ping the hosts in the winxp station and the gentoo > > station connects to the network but can't do nothing... not even ping > > the ap. > > Nothing wrong with logs and signal... but it seems that all the > > network services and protocols (tcp, udp and icmp for the gentoo > > station) aren't working. > > > > The strange thing is that the Windows XP host can ping the ap, however > > it can't get a dhcp address and even using static IP can't access > > services on the AP like http and ssh. This machine can ping hosts on > > the internet but can't access tcp or udp services. Iptraf on the AP > > reports the connections. > > > > The other Gentoo workstation can scan and connect to the network but > > can't do nothing more. > > > > > > From the AP Linux Machine: > > > > /etc/conf.d/wireless: > > > > modules_ath0=( "iwconfig" ) > > config_ath0=( "169.254.0.1/16" ) > > mode_ath0="Master" > > essid_ath0="skyshaper" > > channel_ath0="10" > > iwpriv_ath0=( "mode 3" ) > > > > dns_domain_skyshaper="local" > > dns_servers_skyshaper=( "169.254.0.1" ) > > > > dmesg relevant parts: > > > > ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. > > ath_hal: 0.9.17.2 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) > > ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.2.1) > > ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.2.1) > > wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > > wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP > > wifi0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6 > > wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons > > wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xdfdc0000, irq=11 > > > > lspci -vv relevant parts: > > > > 00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 > > 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) > > Subsystem: D-Link System Inc D-Link AirPlus DWL-G520 Wireless > > PCI Adapter(rev.B) > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- > > ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium > > >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- > > Latency: 168 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 > > Region 0: Memory at dfdc0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] > > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA > > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > > > > iwconfig: > > > > ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"skyshaper" Nickname:"" > > Mode:Master Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 00:19:5B:66:D5:0C > > Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 > > Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > > Encryption key:off > > Power Management:off > > Link Quality=55/94 Signal level=-40 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm > > Rx invalid nwid:354 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > > > ifconfig: > > > > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:5B:66:D5:0C > > inet addr:169.254.0.1 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:125 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:99 errors:0 dropped:6 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > RX bytes:13311 (12.9 Kb) TX bytes:9901 (9.6 Kb) > > > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > > RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > Expansion ROM at dfde0000 [disabled] [size=64K] > > RX bytes:574 (574.0 b) TX bytes:574 (574.0 b) > > > > nas0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:D0:B5:34:F2 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:2248 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > > RX bytes:134393 (131.2 Kb) TX bytes:2696 (2.6 Kb) > > > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol > > inet addr:201.13.90.211 P-t-P:200.100.11.75 Mask:255.255.255.255 > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1 > > RX packets:2238 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 > > RX bytes:115929 (113.2 Kb) TX bytes:1455 (1.4 Kb) > > > > wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > > 00-19-5B-66-D5-0C-38-70-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:1021 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:694 > > TX packets:569 errors:9 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 > > RX bytes:68997 (67.3 Kb) TX bytes:62170 (60.7 Kb) > > Interrupt:11 Memory:c8880000-c8890000 > > > > Kernel IP routing table: > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > > 200.100.11.75 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 > > 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 ath0 > > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > > 0.0.0.0 200.100.11.75 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0 > > > > /proc/net/wireless: > > Inter-| sta-| Quality | Discarded packets | Missed | WE > > iface | tus | link level noise | nwid crypt frag retry misc | > > beacon | 21 > > ath0: 0004 38. 199. 161. 381 0 0 0 0 0 > > > > > > > > From the Station Linux Machine: > > > > /etc/conf.d/wireless: > > mode_ath0="managed" > > essid_ath0="skyshaper" > > iwconfig_ath0=( "rate 54M" ) > > iwpriv_ath0=( "mode 3" ) > > > > config_ath0=( "169.254.0.3/16" ) > > routes_ath0=( "default via 169.254.0.1" ) > > dns_domain_skyshaper="local" > > dns_servers_skyshaper="169.254.0.1" > > > > dmesg relevant parts: > > > > ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. > > ath_hal: 0.9.17.2 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) > > wlan: 0.8.4.2 (0.9.2.1) > > ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.2.1) > > ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.2.1) > > wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > > wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP > > wifi0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6 > > wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic > > wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons > > wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xefbf0000, irq=20 > > > > lspci -vv relevant parts: > > > > 03:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 > > 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) > > Subsystem: D-Link System Inc D-Link AirPlus DWL-G520 Wireless > > PCI Adapter(rev.B) > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- > > ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium > > >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- > > Latency: 168 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20 > > Region 0: Memory at efbf0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] > > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA > > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > > > > iwconfig > > > > lo no wireless extensions. > > > > eth0 no wireless extensions. > > > > wifi0 no wireless extensions. > > > > ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"skyshaper" Nickname:"yule" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 00:19:5B:66:D5:0C > > Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 > > Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > > Encryption key:off > > Power Management:off > > Link Quality=59/94 Signal level=-36 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > > > ifconfig > > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:5B:66:D8:B0 > > inet addr:169.254.0.3 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:324 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > RX bytes:42 (42.0 b) TX bytes:45610 (44.5 Kb) > > > > wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > > 00-19-5B-66-D8-B0-20-C1-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:22118 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:1164 > > TX packets:668 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 > > RX bytes:2799129 (2.6 Mb) TX bytes:70104 (68.4 Kb) > > Interrupt:20 Memory:f93e0000-f93f0000 > > > > Kernel IP routing table: > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > > 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > > 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 ath0 > > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > > 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > > > cat /proc/net/wireless > > Inter-| sta-| Quality | Discarded packets | Missed | WE > > face | tus | link level noise | nwid crypt frag retry misc | beacon | 21 > > ath0: 0004 60. 221. 161. 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > > > Windows Machine: > > > > No bad logs, no problems. It can ping the router ap, ping internet > > address and even get dns responses from the ap. All other network > > functions doesn't work. > > > > Both stations reports good signal. > > > > What about the "ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel."? > > I thought the madwifi-ng modules were all open source. The madwifi-ng > > package version is the latest until now (0.9.2.1). > > > > I don't know what else I can do. From what I know, it should be > > working but mystical forces are haunting my network. > > > > I would appreciate any help. > > > |