From: Magnus Carlsson (magnus_at_cse.ogi.edu)
Date: 2002-02-09 20:32:13 UTC
I have seen similar symptoms repeatedly on recent versions of the
HostAP driver. I have two D-Link DWL-650 cards, and I run the
2002-01-03 driver both on the access point and the station.
What seems to happen is that when I approach the range limit, the cards lower the rates. Then, the station driver resets its card, and after this, the station cannot associate any more with the access point. Removing and re-inserting the card in the station doesn't help, but doing it in the access point does solve the problem.
/var/log/messages on the access point:
Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x0429 - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: STA 00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 TX rate lowered to 55 Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x03ec - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x05ff - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x0332 - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:15 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x024f - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x03f7 - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x05c6 - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=110 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x02dd - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=55 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: STA 00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 TX rate lowered to 20 Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x034d - status=0x0001 ([RetryErr]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=55 fc=0x0a08 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: addr1=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr2=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:17 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: deauthentication: 00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 len=2, reason_code=3 Jan 30 09:03:19 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: authentication: 00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 len=6, auth_alg=0, auth_transaction=1, status_code=0 Jan 30 09:03:19 accesspoint kernel: wlan0: association request: 00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 len=16 Jan 30 09:03:19 accesspoint kernel: AP: STA 00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 trying to associate before authentication
On the station:
Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: hfa384x_setup_bap - timeout3 Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: hfa384x_setup_bap - timeout3 Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: prism2_tx - to BAP0 failed Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: prism2_tx - to BAP0 failed Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: prism2: wlan0: resetting card Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: prism2: wlan0: resetting card Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: prism2_cor_sreset: original COR 41 Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: prism2_hw_config() Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: prism2_hw_config: initialized in 5368 iterations Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: prism2_interrupt: hw not ready; skipping events 0x0080 Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x0100 - status=0x0004 ([Discon]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=0 fc=0x0108 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: addr1=00:00:00:00:00:00 addr2=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: wlan0: TXEXC - fid=0x0115 - status=0x0004 ([Discon]) tx_control=000e Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: retry_count=0 tx_rate=0 fc=0x0108 (Data::0) Jan 30 09:03:15 station kernel: addr1=00:00:00:00:00:00 addr2=00:05:5d:a7:52:c4 addr3=00:05:5d:d6:3f:bf
/M
Michael Codanti writes:
> Everything was going along ok when I tried to watch a streaming video from
> my iPaq when suddenly I wasn't connected to the network anymore... My
> network card would NOT associate with the HostAP driver....
>
> I finally looked in /var/log/messages and found this repeated over and
> over...
>
> Jan 28 03:50:04 Repeater kernel: AP: STA 00:60:b3:69:08:e6 trying to
> associate before authentication
> Jan 28 03:50:06 Repeater last message repeated 123 times
> Jan 28 03:50:06 Repeater kernel: AP: STA 00:60:b3:69:08:e6 trying to<4>AP:
> STA 00:60:b3:69:08:e6 trying to associate before authentication
> Jan 28 03:50:06 Repeater kernel: AP: STA 00:60:b3:69:08:e6 trying to
> associate before authentication
>
> While I have the iPaq on the PC running the HostAP modem driver runs REALLY
> slowly.
>
> I believe that I am running the 2002-01-03 version of the HostAP driver. My
> iPaq has PocketPC 2002 on it, and I am using a Zcomax XI-800 CF card with
> version 1.0.0 of their driver. (most current)
>
> After restarting the HostAP PC everything was OK. I started streaming my
> video and everything was fine until I walked out of range. Once I did that
> with the video streaming the card would not re-associate until I restart the
> HostAP PC.. And the whole time the card is trying to re-associate the
> HostAP PC just grinds to a halt, you can hardly type anything.
>
> Has anybody else seen a problem like this?
>
> Michael