In/Out errors :(

pabloamitelo · Feb 16, 2007, 8:42 AM

is this problem solved?

because I have a lot of In errors and wirreless speed is very low. when i ping host it's fine, but when i have load (like http), then
in errors are increasing and i am loosing ping packets.

I have tried all setting above (onl 11b, mixed mode, sysctl settings) but nothing is better

I have atheros 5212 wireless card and 1.0.1 Embended image

regards

I have one wireless link point to point. One pfsense is configured in access point mode, and the other in infrastructure. The distance between them is 10km with line of sight. The equiment works in 5 Ghz (atheros 5213) and the received signal is very good. I don't have interferences with others networks in the same band. My hardware is wrap 2c and minipci atheros ubiquiti. I have low capacity (6mb) in transmition and 54mb in reception, many "in errors" and 0 "out errors". I have tested different parameters: dev.aht.0.txantenna=1,… rxantenna=1, diversity=0. I have configured dev.ath.0.tpc=0, tpscale=0 and tpack=tpcts=63

My ifconfig -v:

ath0: flags=8843 <up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::215:6dff:fe53:a06a%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet _________ netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast ______________
ether 00:15:6d:53:a0:6a
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11a (OFDM/6Mbps)
status: associated
ssid channel 140 (5700) bssid 00:15:6d:53:25:14
authmode OPEN privacy OFF deftxkey UNDEF powersavemode OFF
powersavesleep 100 txpowmax 36 txpower 63 rtsthreshold 2346
mcastrate 1 fragthreshold 2346 -pureg protmode OFF -wme burst
roaming AUTO bintval 100

I don't have packet loss. What could be the problem?</up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>

baskin · May 18, 2007, 11:16 AM

I'm not opening a new topic because this problem has been discussed here.

I have edit /cf/conf/config.xml and added the following

<shellcmd>sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.0.txantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.0.diversity=0</shellcmd>
<shellcmd>sysctl dev.ath.1.rxantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.1.txantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.1.diversity=0</shellcmd>
<afterfilterchangeshellcmd>sysctl dev.ath.1.rxantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.1.txantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.1.diversity=0;sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna=1; sysctl dev.ath.0.txantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.0.diversity=0</afterfilterchangeshellcmd>

Everything works after reboot, but as soon as i change something in the web interface (for example the channel or the power) the diversity goes to on (diversity=1). tx and rx antenna stays untouched.

Any ideas;

redonisc · Jun 30, 2007, 11:37 PM

I've errors on my wireless interface too, also i noticed this:

sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna

dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 1

sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna

dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 1

sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna

dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 2

sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna

dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 2

Is this right, some bug? this is changing without doing anything….

Thanks for your comments

werneman · Oct 14, 2007, 11:24 AM

Hello all,I have got still problems with ath0(In/Out errors and low RX rate). I use CM9 over reduction mini-PCI to PCI and antenna number 1.
Do you know where can be mistake please in conf. files? Thank .Ladislav

–-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interface status

WLAN_1 interface (ath0)
Status associated
DHCP down
MAC address 00:0b:6b:4e:40:b5
Media autoselect mode 11g <hostap>Channel 4
SSID LadaWerneman3
In/out packets 7582/9931 (1.17 MB/9.38 MB)
In/out errors 217898/5
Collisions 0
Bridge (bridge0) learning

sysctl dev.ath.0

dev.ath.0.%desc: Atheros 5212
dev.ath.0.%driver: ath
dev.ath.0.%location: slot=13 function=0
dev.ath.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x168c device=0x0013 subvendor=0x185f subdevice=0x1012 class=0x020000
dev.ath.0.%parent: pci1
dev.ath.0.smoothing_rate: 95
dev.ath.0.sample_rate: 10
dev.ath.0.countrycode: 0
dev.ath.0.regdomain: 0
dev.ath.0.slottime: 9
dev.ath.0.acktimeout: 29
dev.ath.0.ctstimeout: 29
dev.ath.0.softled: 0
dev.ath.0.ledpin: 0
dev.ath.0.ledon: 0
dev.ath.0.ledidle: 2700
dev.ath.0.txantenna: 1
dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 1
dev.ath.0.diversity: 0
dev.ath.0.txintrperiod: 5
dev.ath.0.diag: 0
dev.ath.0.tpscale: 0
dev.ath.0.tpc: 0
dev.ath.0.tpack: 63
dev.ath.0.tpcts: 63
dev.ath.0.rfsilent: 1
dev.ath.0.rfkill: 1
dev.ath.0.monpass: 24

==========================================================================================

Here is my /cf/conf/config.xml

<pfsense><version>2.9</version>
<lastchange><theme>pfsense</theme>
<system><shellcmd>sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.0.txantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.0.diversity=0</shellcmd>
<afterfilterchangeshellcmd>sysctl dev.ath.0.rxantenna=1; sysctl dev.ath.0.txantenna=1;sysctl dev.ath.0.diversity=0</afterfilterchangeshellcmd>
<optimization>normal</optimization>
<hostname>pfsense</hostname>
<domain>local</domain>
<username>admin</username>
<password>$1$4XzahCD4$ISqQQcMiFDFI0Zpy9T0x/1</password>
<timezone>Etc/UTC</timezone>
<time-update-interval><timeservers>pool.ntp.org</timeservers>
<webgui><protocol>http</protocol>
<port><certificate><private-key></private-key></certificate></port></webgui>
<disablenatreflection>yes</disablenatreflection>
<ssh><authorizedkeys></authorizedkeys></ssh>
<enablesshd>yes</enablesshd>
<enableserial><maximumstates><shapertype><dnsallowoverride></dnsallowoverride></shapertype></maximumstates></enableserial></time-update-interval></system>
<interfaces><lan><if>fxp0</if>
<ipaddr>192.168.1.1</ipaddr>
<subnet>24</subnet>
<media><mediaopt><bandwidth>100</bandwidth>
<bandwidthtype>Mb</bandwidthtype></mediaopt></media></lan>
<wan><if>fxp1</if>
<mtu>1500</mtu>
<blockpriv><media><mediaopt><bandwidth>100</bandwidth>
<bandwidthtype>Mb</bandwidthtype>
<disableftpproxy><ipaddr>dhcp</ipaddr>
<dhcphostname><spoofmac></spoofmac></dhcphostname></disableftpproxy></mediaopt></media></blockpriv></wan>
<opt1><if>ath0</if>
<wireless><standard>11g</standard>
<mode>hostap</mode>
<protmode>rtscts</protmode>
<ssid>LadaWerneman3</ssid>
<channel>4</channel>
<authmode></authmode>
<txpower>99</txpower>
<distance>1200</distance>
<wpa><macaddr_acl></macaddr_acl>
<auth_algs>1</auth_algs>
<wpa_mode>1</wpa_mode>
<wpa_key_mgmt>WPA-PSK</wpa_key_mgmt>
<wpa_pairwise>CCMP TKIP</wpa_pairwise>
<wpa_group_rekey>60</wpa_group_rekey>
<wpa_gmk_rekey>3600</wpa_gmk_rekey>
<passphrase><ext_wpa_sw></ext_wpa_sw></passphrase></wpa>
<wep><enable><key><value>nhknnnk</value></key></enable></wep>
<apbridge><enable></enable></apbridge></wireless>
<descr>WLAN_1</descr>
<bridge>lan</bridge>
<enable><ipaddr>dhcp</ipaddr>
<subnet>32</subnet>
<gateway><spoofmac><mtu><disableftpproxy><dhcphostname></dhcphostname></disableftpproxy></mtu></spoofmac></gateway></enable></opt1></interfaces>
<staticroutes><pppoe><username><password></password></username></pppoe>
<pptp><username><password><local></local></password></username></pptp>
<bigpond><dyndns><type>dyndns</type>
<username><password></password></username></dyndns>
<dhcpd><lan><enable><range><from>192.168.1.100</from>
<to>192.168.1.199</to></range></enable></lan></dhcpd>
<pptpd><mode><redir><localip></localip></redir></mode></pptpd>
<ovpn><dnsmasq><enable></enable></dnsmasq>
<snmpd><syslocation><syscontact><rocommunity>public</rocommunity></syscontact></syslocation></snmpd>
<diag><ipv6nat></ipv6nat></diag>
<bridge><syslog><nat><ipsecpassthru><enable></enable></ipsecpassthru></nat>
<filter><rule><type>pass</type>
<interface>opt1</interface>
<max-src-nodes><max-src-states><statetimeout><statetype>keep state</statetype>
<os><nosync><source>
<network>opt1</network>

<destination><any></any></destination>
<log><descr><gateway>opt1</gateway></descr></log></nosync></os></statetimeout></max-src-states></max-src-nodes></rule>
<rule><type>pass</type>
<descr>Default LAN -> any</descr>
<interface>lan</interface>
<source>
<network>lan</network>

<destination><any></any></destination></rule></filter>
<shaper><ipsec><preferredoldsa></preferredoldsa></ipsec>
<aliases><proxyarp><cron><minute>0</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/bin/nice -n20 newsyslog
<minute>1,31</minute>
<hour>0-5</hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/bin/nice -n20 adjkerntz -a
<minute>1</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday>1</mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/bin/nice -n20 /etc/rc.update_bogons.sh
<minute>/60</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/bin/nice -n20 /usr/local/sbin/expiretable -v -t 3600 sshlockout
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<hour>1</hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
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<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
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<minute>/60</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/bin/nice -n20 /usr/local/sbin/expiretable -t 3600 snort2c
<minute>/5</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/local/bin/checkreload.sh
<minute>/5</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday></wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/etc/ping_hosts.sh
<minute>/140</minute>
<hour></hour>
<mday></mday>
<month></month>
<wday>*</wday>
<who>root</who>
<command></command>/usr/local/sbin/reset_slbd.sh</cron>
<wol><installedpackages><miniupnpd><config><enable><iface_array><download><upload><overridewanip><logpackets><sysuptime><permdefault></permdefault></sysuptime></logpackets></overridewanip></upload></download></iface_array></enable></config></miniupnpd>
<package><name>Dashboard</name>
<descr>Adds pfSense dashboard that will be included with 1.3. This requires 1.2-BETA-2 or newer. WARNING! Cannot be deinstalled.</descr>
<category>System</category>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/dashboard/dashboard.xml</config_file>
<version>0.6.1</version>
<status>BETA</status>
<required_version>1.2-BETA-2</required_version>
<configurationfile>dashboard.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>Developers</name>
<descr>Adds developers files such as GCC, etc to pfSense</descr>
<category>System</category>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/developers/developers.xml</config_file>
<version>0.1</version>
<status>BETA</status>
<required_version>1.2-BETA-2</required_version>
<configurationfile>developers.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>phpSysInfo</name>
<website>http://phpsysinfo.sourceforge.net/</website>
<descr>PHPSysInfo is a customizable PHP Script that parses /proc, and formats information nicely. It will display information about system facts like Uptime, CPU, Memory, PCI devices, SCSI devices, IDE devices, Network adapters, Disk usage, and more.</descr>
<category>System</category>
<version>2.5.3</version>
<status>Beta</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<depends_on_package_base_url>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/All</depends_on_package_base_url>
<depends_on_package>mbmon-205_3.tbz</depends_on_package>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/phpsysinfo/phpsysinfo.xml</config_file>
<configurationfile>phpsysinfo.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>pfflowd</name>
<website>http://www.mindrot.org/pfflowd.html</website>
<descr>pfflowd converts OpenBSD PF status messages (sent via the pfsync interface) to Cisco NetFlow datagrams. These datagrams may be sent (via UDP) to a host of one's choice. Utilising the OpenBSD stateful packet filter infrastructure means that flow tracking is very fast and accurate.</descr>
<category>Network Management</category>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/pfflowd.xml</config_file>
<depends_on_package_base_url>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/All</depends_on_package_base_url>
<depends_on_package>pfflowd-0.6.tbz</depends_on_package>
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<status>Stable</status>
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<configurationfile>pfflowd.xml</configurationfile>
<maintainer>nick@buraglio.com</maintainer></package>
<package><name>ntop</name>
<website>http://www.ntop.org/</website>
<descr>ntop is a network probe that shows network usage in a way similar to what top does for processes. In interactive mode, it displays the network status on the user's terminal. In Web mode it acts as a Web server, creating an HTML dump of the network status. It sports a NetFlow/sFlow emitter/collector, an HTTP-based client interface for creating ntop-centric monitoring applications, and RRD for persistently storing traffic statistics.</descr>
<category>Network Management</category>
<depends_on_package_base_url>http://www.pfsense.org/packages/All/</depends_on_package_base_url>
<depends_on_package>ntop-3.2_2.tbz</depends_on_package>
<version>3.2_2</version>
<status>BETA</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/ntop.xml</config_file>
<configurationfile>ntop.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>Lightsquid</name>
<descr>High perfomance web proxy Report. Required squid.</descr>
<website>http://lightsquid.sf.net/</website>
<category>Network</category>
<version>1.7.1_1</version>
<maintainer>dv_serg@mail.ru</maintainer>
<depends_on_package_base_url>http://ftp.lv.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/</depends_on_package_base_url>
<depends_on_package>lightsquid-1.7.1_1.tbz</depends_on_package>
<status>Beta1</status>
<required_version>1.2</required_version>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/lightsquid/lightsquid.xml</config_file>
<configurationfile>lightsquid.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>bandwidthd</name>
<website>http://bandwidthd.sourceforge.net/</website>
<descr>BandwidthD tracks usage of TCP/IP network subnets and builds html files with graphs to display utilization. Charts are built by individual IPs, and by default display utilization over 2 day, 8 day, 40 day, and 400 day periods. Furthermore, each ip address's utilization can be logged out at intervals of 3.3 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour or 12 hours in cdf format, or to a backend database server. HTTP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, VPN, and P2P traffic are color coded.</descr>
<category>System</category>
<version>2.0.1.1</version>
<status>BETA</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<depends_on_package_base_url>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/</depends_on_package_base_url>
<depends_on_package>bandwidthd-2.0.1.tbz</depends_on_package>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.org/packages/config/bandwidthd/bandwidthd.xml</config_file>
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<package><name>iperf</name>
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<descr>Iperf is a tool for measuring maximum TCP and UDP bandwidth, reminiscent of ttcp and nettest. It has been written to overcome the shortcomings of those aging tools. Iperf can also test UDP bandwidth, loss, and jitter.</descr>
<category>Network Management</category>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/iperf.xml</config_file>
<depends_on_package_base_url>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/All</depends_on_package_base_url>
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<version>2.0.2_1</version>
<status>ALPHA</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<configurationfile>iperf.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>squid</name>
<descr>High performance web proxy cache.</descr>
<website>http://www.squid-cache.org/</website>
<category>Network</category>
<version>2.6.5_1-p15</version>
<status>BETA</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<maintainer>fernando@netfilter.com.br seth.mos@xs4all.nl</maintainer>
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<depends_on_package>squid_radius_auth-1.0.8.tbz</depends_on_package>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.org/packages/config/squid/squid.xml</config_file>
<configurationfile>squid.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>darkstat</name>
<website>http://dmr.ath.cx/net/darkstat/</website>
<descr>darkstat is a network statistics gatherer. It's a packet sniffer that runs as a background process on a cable/DSL router, gathers all sorts of statistics about network usage, and serves them over HTTP.</descr>
<category>Network Management</category>
<depends_on_package_base_url>http://www.pfsense.org/packages/All/</depends_on_package_base_url>
<depends_on_package>darkstat-3.0.619.tbz</depends_on_package>
<depends_on_package>gettext-0.14.5_2.tbz</depends_on_package>
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<status>Stable</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<maintainer>geekgod@geekgod.com</maintainer>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/darkstat/darkstat.xml</config_file>
<configurationfile>darkstat.xml</configurationfile></package>
<package><name>routed</name>
<descr>RIP v1 and v2 daemon - NOTE: As of 3/18/2007 this package is no longer necessary, it's included in pfSense base and will be removed when 1.0.1 is no longer the current release.</descr>
<website>http://www.pfsense.com/</website>
<maintainer>billm@pfsense.org</maintainer>
<category>Network Management</category>
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<status>Stable</status>
<required_version>1.0</required_version>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/routed/routed.xml</config_file>
<configurationfile>routed.xml</configurationfile></package>

<menu>
<name>phpsysinfo</name>
<tooltiptext>Status
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=phpsysinfo.xml&id=0</url></tooltiptext> </menu>

<menu>
<name>pfflowd</name>
<tooltiptext>Modify pfflowd settings.</tooltiptext>
Services
<configfile>pfflowd.xml</configfile>
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=pfflowd.xml&id=0</url>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>ntop Settings</name>
<tooltiptext>Set ntop settings such as password and port.</tooltiptext>
Diagnostics
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=ntop.xml&id=0</url>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>ntop</name>
<tooltiptext>Access ntop</tooltiptext>
Diagnostics
<url>http://$myurl:3000</url>
<depends_on_service>ntop</depends_on_service>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>Proxy report</name>
<tooltiptext>Proxy server statistic report</tooltiptext>
Status
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=lightsquid.xml&id=0</url>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>BandwidthD</name>
<tooltiptext>Services
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=bandwidthd.xml&id=0</url></tooltiptext> </menu>

<menu>
<name>States New</name>
<tooltiptext>States by Paul Taylor</tooltiptext>
Diagnostics
<url>diag_new_states.php</url>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>iperf</name>
<tooltiptext>Run iperf in client or server mode.</tooltiptext>
Diagnostics
<configfile>iperf.xml</configfile>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>Proxy server</name>
<tooltiptext>Modify the proxy server's settings</tooltiptext>
Services
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=squid.xml&id=0</url>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>Darkstat Settings</name>
<tooltiptext>Setup darkstat specific settings</tooltiptext>
Diagnostics
<url>/pkg_edit.php?xml=darkstat.xml&id=0</url>
</menu>

<menu>
<name>RIP</name>
Services
<configfile>routed.xml</configfile>
<url>pkg_edit.php?xml=routed.xml&id=0</url>
</menu>

<phpsysinfo><config><hidepicklist><sensorprogram>on</sensorprogram>
<showmountpoint>on</showmountpoint>
<showinodes>on</showinodes>
<loadbar>on</loadbar>
<showerrors>on</showerrors></hidepicklist></config></phpsysinfo>
<service><name>pfflowd</name>
<rcfile>pfflowd.sh</rcfile>
<executable>pfflowd</executable></service>
<service><name>ntop</name>
<rcfile>ntop.sh</rcfile>
<executable>ntop</executable></service>
<service><name>bandwidthd</name>
<rcfile>bandwidthd.sh</rcfile>
<executable>bandwidthd</executable></service>
<service><name>iperf</name>
<executable>iperf</executable></service>
<service><name>squid</name>
<rcfile>squid.sh</rcfile>
<executable>squid</executable>
<description>Proxy server Service</description></service>
<service><name>darkstat</name>
<rcfile>darkstat.sh</rcfile>
<executable>darkstat</executable></service>
<ntop><config><password>dana</password>
<passwordagain>dana</passwordagain>
<interface_array>opt1</interface_array></config></ntop>
<bandwidthd><config><active_interface>opt1</active_interface>
<skipintervals>2</skipintervals>
<graphcutoff>3</graphcutoff>
<promiscuous>on</promiscuous>
<outputcdf>on</outputcdf>
<recovercdf>on</recovercdf>
<filter><drawgraphs>on</drawgraphs>
<meta_refresh>150</meta_refresh></filter></config></bandwidthd>
<darkstat><config><interface_array>opt1</interface_array></config></darkstat></installedpackages>
<revision><description>/interfaces_opt.php made unknown change</description>
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covex · Nov 26, 2007, 11:49 PM

is there a resolution to this problem? …or should i just ignore these errors since i don't have any problems with connection speed or stability?

werneman · Dec 8, 2007, 4:39 PM

Hello covex and all,
I have got still many In/Out errors on WLAN(ath0),I tried wlan card in by another PCI slots.I have got reduction mini-PCI to PCI this http://www.i4wifi.cz/?cls=stoitem&stiid=190 and mini-PCI card CM9

Please help me. Ladislav

WLAN1 interface (ath0)
Status associated
DHCP down
MAC address 00:0b:6b:4e:35:b5
Media autoselect mode 11g <hostap>Channel 6
SSID LadaWerneman3
In/out packets 4518/5459 (895 KB/3.82 MB)
In/out errors 72552/0
Collisions 0
Bridge (bridge0) learning

athstats

3563 tx management frames
157 tx frames discarded prior to association
2 tx stopped 'cuz no xmit buffer
33 tx discarded empty frame
97 tx failed 'cuz FIFO underrun
25 long on-chip tx retries
831 tx failed 'cuz bogus xmit rate
122 tx frames with rts enabled
3511 tx frames with an alternate rate
515 tx frames with 11g protection and bursting
49652 rx failed 'cuz of FIFO overrun
5 rx failed 'cuz frame too short
3021 rx management frames
3624 beacon setup failed 'cuz no mbuf
379591708 beacons transmitted
35 periodic calibration failures
1 rate control checks
1 tx used alternate antenna
Antenna profile:
[2] tx 3617 rx 4607
[3] tx 3 rx 0

configuration from shell

sysctl dev.ath.0

dev.ath.0.%desc: Atheros 5212
dev.ath.0.%driver: ath
dev.ath.0.%location: slot=15 function=0
dev.ath.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x168c device=0x0013 subvendor=0x185f subdevice=0x1012 class=0x020000
dev.ath.0.%parent: pci1
dev.ath.0.smoothing_rate: 95
dev.ath.0.sample_rate: 10
dev.ath.0.countrycode: 0
dev.ath.0.regdomain: 0
dev.ath.0.slottime: 20
dev.ath.0.acktimeout: 48
dev.ath.0.ctstimeout: 48
dev.ath.0.softled: 0
dev.ath.0.ledpin: 0
dev.ath.0.ledon: 0
dev.ath.0.ledidle: 2700
dev.ath.0.txantenna: 1
dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 1
dev.ath.0.diversity: 0
dev.ath.0.txintrperiod: 5
dev.ath.0.diag: 0
dev.ath.0.tpscale: 0
dev.ath.0.tpc: 0
dev.ath.0.tpack: 63
dev.ath.0.tpcts: 63
dev.ath.0.rfsilent: 1
dev.ath.0.rfkill: 1
dev.ath.0.monpass: 24</hostap>

borko1945 · Feb 5, 2008, 8:40 PM

Same thing with my pfsense box using TP-LINK TL-WN551G (atheros 5212).
Tried changing transmit power, channel, diversity, rx/txantenna … got the same big amount of error packages.
The wifi card is working just fine under winxp. I suppose it's a driver issue.

borko1945 · Feb 10, 2008, 9:03 PM

Now tried IPCOP using the same wifi card and everything works perfect 0/0 errors.
I'll be waiting for a future version with a better wifi driver, pfsense is just better than ipcop.

sullrich · Feb 10, 2008, 10:03 PM

@borko1945:

Now tried IPCOP using the same wifi card and everything works perfect 0/0 errors.
I'll be waiting for a future version with a better wifi driver, pfsense is just better than ipcop.

Try FreeBSD and submit a bug report to the respective list. This will help it get attention. Simply waiting will result in no action and you just hope that someone happens to fix whatever issue there is.

PS: 99% of the time the errors are caused by the antenna setting. Make sure it using the right antenna.

neonsigns · Feb 24, 2008, 11:42 PM

@sullrich:

@borko1945:

Now tried IPCOP using the same wifi card and everything works perfect 0/0 errors.
I'll be waiting for a future version with a better wifi driver, pfsense is just better than ipcop.

Try FreeBSD and submit a bug report to the respective list. This will help it get attention. Simply waiting will result in no action and you just hope that someone happens to fix whatever issue there is.

PS: 99% of the time the errors are caused by the antenna setting. Make sure it using the right antenna.

I am having in/out errors on a Atheros 5212 based PCI card. Here is athstats

athstats

80321 tx management frames
1232 tx frames discarded prior to association
2 tx stopped 'cuz no xmit buffer
900 tx failed 'cuz FIFO underrun
24742 tx failed 'cuz bogus xmit rate
1138 tx frames with rts enabled
79321 tx frames with an alternate rate
5242 tx frames with 11g protection
151167 rx failed 'cuz of FIFO overrun
1 rx failed 'cuz frame too short
58247 rx management frames
51043 beacon setup failed 'cuz no mbuf
195044131 beacons transmitted
219 periodic calibration failures
1307 tx used alternate antenna
Antenna profile:
[2] tx 38946 rx 40764
[3] tx 41701 rx 36158

I am trying to change the antenna settings, but it does not allow me to change it. Actually the rxantenna changes between 1 and 2 every so often:

sysctl dev.ath.0

dev.ath.0.%desc: Atheros 5212
dev.ath.0.%driver: ath
dev.ath.0.%location: slot=8 function=0
dev.ath.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x168c device=0x001a subvendor=0x1113 subdevice=0xee24 class=0x020000
dev.ath.0.%parent: pci1
dev.ath.0.smoothing_rate: 95
dev.ath.0.sample_rate: 10
dev.ath.0.countrycode: 0
dev.ath.0.regdomain: 96
dev.ath.0.slottime: 9
dev.ath.0.acktimeout: 23
dev.ath.0.ctstimeout: 23
dev.ath.0.softled: 0
dev.ath.0.ledpin: 0
dev.ath.0.ledon: 0
dev.ath.0.ledidle: 2700
dev.ath.0.txantenna: 0
dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 1
dev.ath.0.diversity: 0
dev.ath.0.txintrperiod: 5
dev.ath.0.diag: 0
dev.ath.0.tpscale: 0
dev.ath.0.tpc: 0
dev.ath.0.tpack: 63
dev.ath.0.tpcts: 63
dev.ath.0.monpass: 24

sysctl dev.ath.0

dev.ath.0.%desc: Atheros 5212
dev.ath.0.%driver: ath
dev.ath.0.%location: slot=8 function=0
dev.ath.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x168c device=0x001a subvendor=0x1113 subdevice=0xee24 class=0x020000
dev.ath.0.%parent: pci1
dev.ath.0.smoothing_rate: 95
dev.ath.0.sample_rate: 10
dev.ath.0.countrycode: 0
dev.ath.0.regdomain: 96
dev.ath.0.slottime: 9
dev.ath.0.acktimeout: 23
dev.ath.0.ctstimeout: 23
dev.ath.0.softled: 0
dev.ath.0.ledpin: 0
dev.ath.0.ledon: 0
dev.ath.0.ledidle: 2700
dev.ath.0.txantenna: 0
dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 2
dev.ath.0.diversity: 0
dev.ath.0.txintrperiod: 5
dev.ath.0.diag: 0
dev.ath.0.tpscale: 0
dev.ath.0.tpc: 0
dev.ath.0.tpack: 63
dev.ath.0.tpcts: 63
dev.ath.0.monpass: 24

When I try to change the antenna to 0, it keeps changing back to 1 and 2. Any help is greatly appreciated.

GoldServe · Feb 25, 2008, 3:03 PM

I'm curious, change your rxbug and txbuf to 2000 instead of 40 and 100 by default.

sysctl hw.ath

hw.ath.hal.version: 0.9.17.2
hw.ath.hal.dma_brt: 2
hw.ath.hal.sw_brt: 10
hw.ath.hal.swba_backoff: 0
hw.ath.dwell: 200
hw.ath.calibrate: 30
hw.ath.outdoor: 1
hw.ath.xchanmode: 1
hw.ath.countrycode: 0
hw.ath.regdomain: 0
hw.ath.rxbuf: 4000
hw.ath.txbuf: 4000

neonsigns · Feb 27, 2008, 6:09 PM

I try that tonight. Will let you know the results. Thanks

neonsigns · Feb 27, 2008, 11:12 PM

Hey GoldServe

How do I change the values? When I do sysctl hw.ath.txbuf=2000 it says

sysctl: oid 'hw.ath.txbuf' is read only

Same for the rxbuf

neonsigns · Feb 28, 2008, 4:27 AM

Thanks GoldServe

I added "hw.ath.txbuf=3000" and "hw.ath.rxbuf=6000" on loader.conf and almost no In/Out Errors. And the WiFi is rock solid. Thanks again.

sullrich · Feb 28, 2008, 4:34 AM

Eh?? Please test for a while and report back. This is very interesting.

neonsigns · Feb 28, 2008, 9:26 PM

@sullrich:

Eh?? Please test for a while and report back. This is very interesting.

Wifi is still working solid. No random disconnections.

In the last 24 hours I have only 180740/0 In/Out errors. Before the change, this number was at least 10 times larger.

Lets see if this works permanently.

neonsigns · Feb 29, 2008, 5:08 PM

The errors are creeping up again. Here is the latest athstat with rxbuf and txbuf at 3000 and 6000 respectively

athstats

9269 tx management frames
275 tx frames discarded prior to association
262 tx failed 'cuz FIFO underrun
2121 tx failed 'cuz bogus xmit rate
1754 tx frames with rts enabled
7519 tx frames with an alternate rate
212 tx frames with 11g protection
483679 rx failed 'cuz of FIFO overrun
2 rx failed 'cuz frame too short
4119 rx management frames
113640 beacon setup failed 'cuz no mbuf
614465541 beacons transmitted
410 periodic calibration failures
75 tx used alternate antenna
Antenna profile:
[2] tx 5749 rx 4174
[3] tx 3530 rx 2081

Any suggestions? Also, the dev.ath.0.rxantenna keeps switching from 1 to 2 and back?

covex · Feb 29, 2008, 7:28 PM

neonsigns, could you post your config file (sysctl)… or at least a section of it with wifi settings you did
i tried g and a, different settings from this thread and still getting tons of in/out errors (btw, "a" mode produces less of'em :-)

neonsigns · Feb 29, 2008, 9:29 PM

sysctl hw.ath

hw.ath.hal.swba_backoff: 0
hw.ath.hal.sw_brt: 10
hw.ath.hal.dma_brt: 2
hw.ath.hal.version: 0.9.17.2
hw.ath.txbuf: 3000
hw.ath.rxbuf: 6000
hw.ath.regdomain: 0
hw.ath.countrycode: 0
hw.ath.xchanmode: 1
hw.ath.outdoor: 1
hw.ath.calibrate: 30
hw.ath.dwell: 200

sysctl dev.ath.0

dev.ath.0.%desc: Atheros 5212
dev.ath.0.%driver: ath
dev.ath.0.%location: slot=8 function=0
dev.ath.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x168c device=0x001a subvendor=0x1113 subdevice=0xee24 class=0x020000
dev.ath.0.%parent: pci1
dev.ath.0.smoothing_rate: 95
dev.ath.0.sample_rate: 10
dev.ath.0.countrycode: 0
dev.ath.0.regdomain: 96
dev.ath.0.slottime: 9
dev.ath.0.acktimeout: 48
dev.ath.0.ctstimeout: 48
dev.ath.0.softled: 0
dev.ath.0.ledpin: 0
dev.ath.0.ledon: 0
dev.ath.0.ledidle: 2700
dev.ath.0.txantenna: 0
dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 1
dev.ath.0.diversity: 0
dev.ath.0.txintrperiod: 5
dev.ath.0.diag: 0
dev.ath.0.tpscale: 0
dev.ath.0.tpc: 0
dev.ath.0.tpack: 63
dev.ath.0.tpcts: 63
dev.ath.0.monpass: 24

athstats

10033 tx management frames
522 tx frames discarded prior to association
498 tx failed 'cuz FIFO underrun
3071 tx failed 'cuz bogus xmit rate
2491 tx frames with rts enabled
7547 tx frames with an alternate rate
212 tx frames with 11g protection
1084420 rx failed 'cuz of FIFO overrun
3 rx failed 'cuz frame too short
4277 rx management frames
266364 beacon setup failed 'cuz no mbuf
1822425091 beacons transmitted
932 periodic calibration failures
77 tx used alternate antenna
Antenna profile:
[2] tx 6512 rx 4668
[3] tx 3542 rx 2093

ifconfig -v ath0

ath0: flags=8943 <up,broadcast,running,promisc,simplex,multicast>mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::213:f7ff:fe1f:bffb%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
ether 00:13:f7:1f:bf:fb
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g <hostap>status: associated
ssid NWIFI channel 11 (2462) bssid xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
authmode WPA1+WPA2/802.11i privacy MIXED deftxkey 3
TKIP 2:128-bit
TKIP 3:128-bit powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 txpowmax 33
txpower 63 rtsthreshold 2346 mcastrate 1 fragthreshold 2346 bmiss 7
pureg protmode OFF -wme burst ssid SHOW apbridge dtimperiod 1
bintval 100 -countermeasures</hostap></up,broadcast,running,promisc,simplex,multicast>

eri-- · Feb 29, 2008, 9:32 PM

can you please try by forcing the media manually?