[Bug 474186] New: Atheros wireless does not work

10 Feb 2009

      https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474186

User hub@figuiere.net added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474186#c1

           Summary: Atheros wireless does not work
    Classification: openSUSE
           Product: openSUSE 11.1
           Version: Final
          Platform: i586
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Kernel
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com
        ReportedBy: hub@figuiere.net
         QAContact: qa@suse.de
          Found By: ---

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5)
Gecko/2008121300 SUSE/3.0.5-1.1 Firefox/3.0.5

The Atheros wireless does not work. It goes up, associate to the access point
was NetworkManager (WPA encryption) but ping to the gateway is very unreliable.

Device is 
13:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC
(rev 01)
(ThinkPad Z60t)

The driver is ath5k as provided by the kernel:
Linux grinch 2.6.27.7-9-pae #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100 i686 i686 i386
GNU/Linux

dmesg shows:

ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0f:66:dc:fa:c6
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:0f:66:dc:fa:c6
wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:0f:66:dc:fa:c6 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=4)
wlan0: associated
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
martian source 255.255.255.255 from 172.18.2.1, on dev wlan0
ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00
wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
martian source 255.255.255.255 from 172.18.2.1, on dev wlan0
ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.1 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=356 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1900 DPT=52479 LEN=336 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.1 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=356 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1900 DPT=47910 LEN=336 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.1 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=358 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1900 DPT=47910 LEN=338 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=195.238.1.7 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=48 ID=21474 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=80 DPT=51383
WINDOW=6432 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A7717A6ED0062FA8F) 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=66.163.181.167
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=1154 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=47 ID=46406 DF PROTO=TCP
SPT=5050 DPT=47244 WINDOW=33120 RES=0x00 ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 OPT
(0101080A21FDA8670062AE9F) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=208.93.0.128 LEN=177 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=59718 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=58266 DPT=5222 WINDOW=108 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=140 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=34484 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45393 DPT=443 WINDOW=92 RES=0x00 ACK
PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=140 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=50811 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45394 DPT=443 WINDOW=92 RES=0x00 ACK
PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=140 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=43496 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45395 DPT=443 WINDOW=92 RES=0x00 ACK
PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=140 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=38704 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45396 DPT=443 WINDOW=92 RES=0x00 ACK
PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=140 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=29496 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45397 DPT=443 WINDOW=92 RES=0x00 ACK
PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=69.63.176.174 LEN=52 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10134 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=41015 DPT=80 WINDOW=108 RES=0x00 ACK
FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A0064D83C9087CA39) 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:15:e9:b5:44:9b:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.32 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=124 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=43970 LEN=104 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=206.248.154.170
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=147 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=61 ID=41198 PROTO=UDP SPT=53
DPT=57238 LEN=127 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=206.248.154.170
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=151 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=61 ID=41204 PROTO=UDP SPT=53
DPT=38572 LEN=131 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=206.248.154.170
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=153 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=61 ID=41474 PROTO=UDP SPT=53
DPT=50646 LEN=133 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:15:e9:b5:44:9b:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.32 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=122 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=57857 LEN=102 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=69.63.176.174 LEN=52 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10135 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=41015 DPT=80 WINDOW=108 RES=0x00 ACK
FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A00650D9C9087CA39) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=69.63.176.174 LEN=52 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=10136 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=41015 DPT=80 WINDOW=108 RES=0x00 ACK
FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A0065785C9087CA39) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=63 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=54019 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=37540 DPT=443 WINDOW=178 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=63 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=46428 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=37541 DPT=443 WINDOW=178 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=72.2.112.185 LEN=52 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=15713 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=49065 DPT=80 WINDOW=992 RES=0x00 ACK
FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A0066CF4F83FBA389) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=63 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=54020 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=37540 DPT=443 WINDOW=178 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=72.14.205.17 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=57 ID=9461 PROTO=TCP SPT=443 DPT=51738 WINDOW=150
RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080AA688DBC50066EC7F) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=72.14.205.17 LEN=79 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=54686 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=51738 DPT=443 WINDOW=225 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A00678B84A687ED19) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=63 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=18597 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=40308 DPT=443 WINDOW=178 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=130.57.4.16 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=61535 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=443 DPT=40308
WINDOW=10283 RES=0x00 ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=130.57.4.16 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=63 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=9320 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=443 DPT=40308
WINDOW=10283 RES=0x00 ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=130.57.4.16 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=63 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=61812 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=443 DPT=40308
WINDOW=10283 RES=0x00 ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=130.57.4.16 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=12464 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=443 DPT=37539
WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 ACK RST URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=69.63.180.12 LEN=52 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=56047 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=56293 DPT=80 WINDOW=117 RES=0x00 ACK
FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A0067EFBF5E41D851) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=63 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=18598 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=40308 DPT=443 WINDOW=178 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=72.14.205.189 LEN=79 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=27196 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=46224 DPT=443 WINDOW=108 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A00682CCAA6947F17) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=69.63.180.12 LEN=52 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=56048 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=56293 DPT=80 WINDOW=117 RES=0x00 ACK
FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A006841DF5E41D851) 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=130.57.4.16 LEN=63 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=18599 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=40308 DPT=443 WINDOW=178 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=66.135.209.243 LEN=40
TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=21959 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=36133 DPT=80 WINDOW=10720
RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=66.135.209.243
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=239 ID=20752 PROTO=TCP SPT=80
DPT=36133 WINDOW=8201 RES=0x00 RST URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:15:e9:b5:44:9b:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.32 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=120 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=54857 LEN=100 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:15:e9:b5:44:9b:08:00 SRC=172.18.2.32 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=120 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=47313 LEN=100 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=208.93.0.128 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=240 ID=16419 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=80 DPT=41853
WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 ACK RST URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=208.93.0.128 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=240 ID=34293 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=80 DPT=41853
WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 ACK RST URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=208.93.0.128 DST=172.18.2.112
LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=240 ID=40235 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=80 DPT=41853
WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 ACK RST URGP=0 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=206.248.154.22
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=149 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=61 ID=20615 PROTO=UDP SPT=53
DPT=54975 LEN=129 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=206.248.154.22
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=149 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=61 ID=21064 PROTO=UDP SPT=53
DPT=59539 LEN=129 
SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=wlan0 SRC=172.18.2.112 DST=72.14.205.189 LEN=79 TOS=0x00
PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=49960 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=34848 DPT=443 WINDOW=108 RES=0x00
ACK PSH FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A0069B0E3A68CE1F3) 
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=wlan0 OUT=
MAC=00:14:a4:61:ac:29:00:1c:10:49:a7:91:08:00 SRC=72.14.205.189
DST=172.18.2.112 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=57 ID=18457 PROTO=TCP SPT=443
DPT=34848 WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 RST URGP=0 

The network controller used to work with madwifi.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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[Bug 474186] New: Atheros wireless does not work

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