Subject: Re: ath Atheros driver no buffer space available and can't power off
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org, port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Alicia da Conceicao <alicia@engine.ca>
List: tech-net
Date: 04/21/2004 06:13:31
> I am using the "ath" driver from NetBSD-current on a Atheros 5212 mini-pci
> type IIIB card on my JVC-Victor Interlink MP-XP7310 sub-notebook.  In
> general the Atheros card appears to work fine, but I have noticed the
> following bugs in NetBSD-current:
> 1) Every 15 mins or so of light but contineous network activity, like
> 	SSH and web page browsing, the ath driver would temporarily halt
> 	all network activity for about 3-5 mins, and if I attempt a ping
> 	to a local machine on the lan I get:
> 
> 	ping: sendto: No buffer space available

Just an addition to the above.  When the ath driver temporily halts
the network activity:

	> wiconfig ath0 -D
	scanning ...
	No APs available

even though I am in the same room as the Wi/Fi access point and less
than 4 meters away.  And during that time, the access point is okay,
since my Wi/Fi enabled PDA still has net access and reports a 100%
link quality with my access point.

Any ideas why this network freezing is happening?  It is starting to
get very annoying.

Thanks in advance.
Alicia.