From nobody@FreeBSD.org Sat Dec 25 20:25:34 2010 Return-Path: Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCC86106564A for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCEBE8FC22 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oBPKPXlh015380 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:33 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oBPKPXx3015379; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:33 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201012252025.oBPKPXx3015379@red.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:33 GMT From: Yuri To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ath networking device loses association after a while X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 X-GNATS-Notify: >Number: 153448 >Category: kern >Synopsis: [ath] ath networking device loses association after a while >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-wireless >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 25 20:30:14 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: Sat Apr 09 03:08:49 UTC 2011 >Originator: Yuri >Release: 8.1-STABLE amd64 >Organization: n/a >Environment: >Description: ath0 device when it has been connected to the wireless network for a long time (days) loses 'associated' state without an apparent reason. WEP security is used. Nothing gets logged in system log. Repeating the command 'ifconfig wlan0 ssid "my-ssid" weptxkey 1 deftxkey 1 wepmode on wepkey 0xXXXXXXXXXX up' restores connection. Its possible (although I don't know for sure) that WiFi router is rebooted at this time. But this shouldn't cause it to disconnect. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->adrian Responsible-Changed-By: linimon Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Dec 25 21:40:45 UTC 2010 Responsible-Changed-Why: reclassify and assign. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=153448 Responsible-Changed-From-To: adrian->freebsd-wireless Responsible-Changed-By: adrian Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Apr 9 03:08:30 UTC 2011 Responsible-Changed-Why: freebsd-wireless http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=153448 >Unformatted: