Airport transmit problems (Linux only?)

[Thayne]

I think it's just buggy under Linux. Mine just stopped working altogether
last night and I cannot figure out why.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Romain Kang" <romain@kzsu.stanford.edu>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:42 AM
Subject: Airport transmit problems (Linux only?)


> On my iBook (first generation 500 MHz iceBook), I've been seeing
> problems where transmitting data via Airport seems to stall, while
> the same problem does not seem to happen when running OS X.  I
> think the problem started about a month ago.
>
> My home network runs on an SMC access point with combined switch
> and router (7004WBR).  I'm running a 2.4.19 kernel that I built
> from sources downloaded from kernel.org, though I don't think this
> should make a difference vs. the YDL; the problem has appeared
> under both YDL 2.2 and 2.3 (upgraded about 10 days ago).
>
> Typically, I attempt to load a web site that uses cookies, and
> the browser (usually Opera) shows a status "Sending data to ...".
> I've seen this last as long as 12 minutes at a time before giving
> up and plugging in the hardwired 10/100 port, which works without a
> hitch.  The page load also works if I reboot the iBook, but not if
> I turn off the Airport interface (ifdown eth1; modprobe -r airport)
> and restart it.  The problem often happens within a few hours of
> rebooting 2.4.19, but I have run OS X for days without a glitch.
>
> I've also seen this when attempting to upload via scp or FTP.
> During a problem FTP upload, I used a hard-networked computer to
> login to the remote host and run tcpdump there, while observing
> tcpdump on the iBook.  The larger outbound iBook packets didn't
> show up at the remote end.
>
> The following ideas occur to me:
> - Try running an older kernel
> - Try getting the Airport replaced under AppleCare
>   (may be difficult, since OS X seems to work OK)
>
> Does anyone have other suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Romain
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