On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 08:10:43PM -0500, Celejar wrote: > I've posted about this before, but I still have no solution. > > I have a machine with an Atheros WiFi card. From lspci: > > 02:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 > Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01) > > >From dmesg: > > ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2414 chip found (MAC: 0x79, PHY: 0x45) > > The card is supported by the in-kernel ath5k driver; I have previously > used it with Madwifi. > > I frequently see that arp fails on the machine. The card continues to > function; I can access the internet via my home router, and I can even > (sometimes) ssh into it from the internet (the router forwards port 22 > to that machine), but any attempt to connect to it from the local > wireless network times out, and looking at the other machine's arp > table indicates that arp is failing (table shows 'incomplete'). > Manually adding an arp entry with 'arp -s ip_addr mac_addr' fixes the > problem, at least for a while. What could be causing this? I believe > that I have experienced this problem even when the card was controlled > by Madwifi. Could this be a hardware issue? Not sure if I can help but. My understanding is, that wireless networks work in 2 modes, one where each node can see each other and the other is where they can't see each other. But I believe the ap should have a record of each currently connected node, maybe you machine is disassociating itself from the wireless network ? The AP should be able to see it at all times > > Celejar > -- > mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email > ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- "I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It's sad that I can't run longer. It's one of the saddest things about the presidency. " - George W. Bush interview with Runners World, Aug. 2002
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