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== Firmware testing ==
== Firmware testing ==
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Testing driver: Maemo Fremantle 2.6.28 / wireless-testing 2011-02-06
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External monitor:
External monitor:
Ubuntu 10.04 / Wireshark / Alfa AWUS036H (rtl8187) in monitor mode (single vif)
Ubuntu 10.04 / Wireshark / Alfa AWUS036H (rtl8187) in monitor mode (single vif)
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=== Monitor mode channel switching ===
=== Monitor mode channel switching ===
==== JOIN ====
==== JOIN ====
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Parameters
Parameters
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! ACX_CTS_PROTECTION !! Result
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! Result
|-
|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || ? || CTS
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || CTS
|-
|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || ? || CTS
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTS
|-
|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || ? || CTS
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || CTS
|-
|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || ? || CTS
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || CTS
|-
|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || ? || CTS
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTS
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|-
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|}
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CTS: Emits some CTS frames
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==== ACX_CTS_PROTECTION / JOIN ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! ACX_CTS_PROTECTION !! Result
|-
|-
| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
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|-
|-
| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_ENABLE || CTS
| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_ENABLE || CTS
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || MAX_BSS_TYPE || 0 || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || No channel change
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
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|-
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| ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
|}
|}
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CTS: Emits some CTS frames
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==== JOIN / ACX_CTS_PROTECTION ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! ACX_CTS_PROTECTION !! Result
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_ENABLE || CTS
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_DISABLE || CTS
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || CTSPROTECT_ENABLE || CTS
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|-
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|}
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==== TX_DISABLE / JOIN ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! Result
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || WORKS!
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || WORKS!
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || WORKS!
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|-
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|}
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==== JOIN / TX_DISABLE ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! Result
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH || TX/RX not working
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|-
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|}
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==== JOIN / DISCONNECT ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! bssid !! beacon_int !! dtim_period !! bss_type !! ctrl !! Result
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 100 || 1 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || some CTS/TX path disabled
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|-
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| 00:00:00:00:00:00 || 0 || 0 || BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS || 0 || some CTS/TX path disabled
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|-
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|}
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==== TX_ENABLE ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Result
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|-
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| TX path disabled
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|-
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|}
==== RX_ENABLE ====
==== RX_ENABLE ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Result
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|-
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| TX path disabled
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|-
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|}
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==== TX_DISABLE ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Result
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|-
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| No channel change?/TX path disabled
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|-
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|}
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==== RX_DISABLE ====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Result
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|-
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| Firmware lockup on TX
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|-
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|}
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==== New proposal: ====
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Start with DISABLE_TX.
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Let op_add_interface do ENABLE_TX and op_remove_interface do DISABLE_TX.
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Use JOIN for every channel change.

Latest revision as of 20:14, 18 February 2011

Contents

[edit] Firmware testing

Testing driver: Maemo Fremantle 2.6.28 / wireless-testing 2011-02-06

External monitor: Ubuntu 10.04 / Wireshark / Alfa AWUS036H (rtl8187) in monitor mode (single vif)

[edit] Monitor mode channel switching

[edit] JOIN

Parameters

bssid beacon_int dtim_period bss_type ctrl Result
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTS

CTS: Emits some CTS frames

[edit] ACX_CTS_PROTECTION / JOIN

bssid beacon_int dtim_period bss_type ctrl ACX_CTS_PROTECTION Result
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH CTSPROTECT_ENABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_ENABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 MAX_BSS_TYPE 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE No channel change
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 1 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 4 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS

[edit] JOIN / ACX_CTS_PROTECTION

bssid beacon_int dtim_period bss_type ctrl ACX_CTS_PROTECTION Result
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_ENABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_DISABLE CTS
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 CTSPROTECT_ENABLE CTS

[edit] TX_DISABLE / JOIN

bssid beacon_int dtim_period bss_type ctrl Result
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH WORKS!
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 WORKS!
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 WORKS!

[edit] JOIN / TX_DISABLE

bssid beacon_int dtim_period bss_type ctrl Result
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH TX/RX not working

[edit] JOIN / DISCONNECT

bssid beacon_int dtim_period bss_type ctrl Result
00:00:00:00:00:00 100 1 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 some CTS/TX path disabled
00:00:00:00:00:00 0 0 BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS 0 some CTS/TX path disabled

[edit] TX_ENABLE

Result
TX path disabled

[edit] RX_ENABLE

Result
TX path disabled

[edit] TX_DISABLE

Result
No channel change?/TX path disabled

[edit] RX_DISABLE

Result
Firmware lockup on TX

[edit] New proposal:

Start with DISABLE_TX. Let op_add_interface do ENABLE_TX and op_remove_interface do DISABLE_TX. Use JOIN for every channel change.

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