[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6323: wifi drops after a few mins on my Acer Aspire One

  • From: "diver" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:17:02 -0000

#6323: wifi drops after a few mins on my Acer Aspire One
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   Reporter:  l8night                      |      Owner:  axeld
       Type:  bug                          |     Status:  new
   Priority:  normal                       |  Milestone:  R1
  Component:  Network & Internet/Wireless  |    Version:  R1/alpha2
 Resolution:                               |   Keywords:
 Blocked By:                               |   Blocking:
Has a Patch:  0                            |   Platform:  All
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Description changed by diver:

Old description:

> on my Acer Aspire One I find that the wifi works for a bit then just
> drops
>

> ifconfig then shows ~> ifconfig
> loop    Hardware Type: Local Loopback, Address: none
>         inet addr: 127.0.0.1, Mask: 255.0.0.0
>         MTU: 16384, Metric: 0, up loopback link
>         Receive: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Transmit: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Collisions: 0
>
> /dev/net/atheroswifi/0
>         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:24:2b:1d:ae:cd
>         inet addr: 169.254.0.113, Bcast: 169.254.255.255, Mask:
> 255.255.0.0
>         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast link auto-configured
>         Receive: 1587 packets, 0 errors, 1376409 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0
> dropped
>         Transmit: 1629 packets, 1 errors, 195121 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0
> dropped
>         Collisions: 0
>
> /dev/net/rtl81xx/0
>         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:23:8b:54:d7:04
>         inet addr: 169.254.0.47, Bcast: 169.254.255.255, Mask:
> 255.255.0.0
>         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast auto-configured
>         Receive: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Transmit: 9 packets, 0 errors, 2673 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Collisions: 0
>
> instead of the original~> ifconfig
> loop    Hardware Type: Local Loopback, Address: none
>         inet addr: 127.0.0.1, Mask: 255.0.0.0
>         MTU: 16384, Metric: 0, up loopback link
>         Receive: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Transmit: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Collisions: 0
>
> /dev/net/atheroswifi/0
>         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:24:2b:1d:ae:cd
>         inet addr: 192.168.1.14, Bcast: 192.168.1.255, Mask:
> 255.255.255.0
>         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast link auto-configured
> configuring
>         Receive: 16 packets, 0 errors, 6854 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Transmit: 16 packets, 1 errors, 4313 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Collisions: 0
>
> /dev/net/rtl81xx/0
>         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:23:8b:54:d7:04
>         inet addr:
>         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast configuring
>         Receive: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Transmit: 6 packets, 0 errors, 1782 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
>         Collisions: 0

New description:

 on my Acer Aspire One I find that the wifi works for a bit then just drops

 ifconfig then shows
 {{{
 ~> ifconfig
 /dev/net/atheroswifi/0
         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:24:2b:1d:ae:cd
         inet addr: 169.254.0.113, Bcast: 169.254.255.255, Mask:
 255.255.0.0
         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast link auto-configured
         Receive: 1587 packets, 0 errors, 1376409 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0
 dropped
         Transmit: 1629 packets, 1 errors, 195121 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0
 dropped
         Collisions: 0

 /dev/net/rtl81xx/0
         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:23:8b:54:d7:04
         inet addr: 169.254.0.47, Bcast: 169.254.255.255, Mask: 255.255.0.0
         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast auto-configured
         Receive: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
         Transmit: 9 packets, 0 errors, 2673 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
         Collisions: 0
 }}}
 instead of the original
 {{{
 ~> ifconfig
 /dev/net/atheroswifi/0
         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:24:2b:1d:ae:cd
         inet addr: 192.168.1.14, Bcast: 192.168.1.255, Mask: 255.255.255.0
         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast link auto-configured
 configuring
         Receive: 16 packets, 0 errors, 6854 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
         Transmit: 16 packets, 1 errors, 4313 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
         Collisions: 0

 /dev/net/rtl81xx/0
         Hardware Type: Ethernet, Address: 00:23:8b:54:d7:04
         inet addr:
         MTU: 1500, Metric: 0, up broadcast configuring
         Receive: 0 packets, 0 errors, 0 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
         Transmit: 6 packets, 0 errors, 1782 bytes, 0 mcasts, 0 dropped
         Collisions: 0
 }}}

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