[OLPC Networking] Issues with the wireless mesh devices

[Kim Hawtin]

Forwarding due to the quietness over on Networking at lists.laptop.org =)

Kim Hawtin wrote:
> Is this the correct forum to post questions around the wireless mesh devices?
> 
> I took an XO to a community wireless[1] monthly meeting this week.
> We had a number of problems with other wireless devices, we believe
> directly related, to the XO being turned on, then stopped when the
> XO was turned off.
> 
> I purchased some kit the same as in the APs that we use and hope to
> either confirm or discount the XO as the culprit. The network admin
> guys are quiet concerned about the DDOS possibilities.
> 
> The access point is a Alix router board with a pair Atheros wireless
> minipci NICs. Here is a snippet from the log on the host;
> 
>> ath1: device timeout
>> ath1: hardware error; resetting
>> ath1: 0x00000020 0x00000000 0x00000000, 0x48000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
>> ath1: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3
>> ath1: device timeout
>> ath1: hardware error; resetting
>> ath1: 0x00000020 0x00000000 0x00000000, 0x60000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
>> ath1: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3
> 
> It appears that both Atheros NICs went awol at the same time and the AP/router
> needed to be hard reset/power cycled.
> 
> Are there any tools that I can use to determine whats going on here?
> I noticed there was a wireshark patch is that for the XO itself?
> 
> I've asked the netadmins for the APs for as much info as they can give us.
> So hopefully we can resolve this sooner rather than later =)
> 
> regards,
> 
> Kim
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