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[Bug 1034740] Re: iwlwifi drops connection when using 802.11n

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** Description changed:

- Maybe related to
- 
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785239
- 
- Symptoms:
- 
- After a few minutes, the WiFi connection to my home router first becomes
- slow (packet loss), then entirely unusable. NetWork manager still shows
- the connection as up and working.
+ Symptoms: After a few minutes, the WiFi connection to my home router
+ first becomes slow (packet loss), then entirely unusable. NetWork
+ manager still shows the connection as up and working.
  
  dmesg shows messages like these:
- 
  Aug  9 06:17:16 thinkpad kernel: [ 5026.531127] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Tx aggrega
  tion enabled on ra = b0:48:7a:d6:91:50 tid = 6
  
- Quick workaround is to use rfkill to disable and enable WiFi. Long-term
- workaround is mentioned in bugzilla bug above, to put
- 
+ WORKAROUND: rfkill to disable and enable WiFi, or add:
  options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1
  
  to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
  
- However, this means that all my network connections will only run in
- 802.11a/g mode, which is undesirably slow.
- 
- Hardware:
- 
- 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
- (rev 35)
- 
+ However, this means that all my network connections will only run in 802.11a/g mode, which is undesirably slow. Other people using MacOS in my place don't observe any issues, so I can rule out the router(s) as the culprits.
+ Hardware: 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
  Routers: TP-Link WR1043ND, WR2543ND using OpenWRT trunk.
- 
- Other people using MacOS in my place don't observe any issues, so I can
- rule out the router(s) as the culprits.
- 
- Alex
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic 3.2.0-27.43
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
-  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
-  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
-    Subdevices: 1/1
-    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC29: alex       2261 F.... xfce4-volumed
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  alex       2250 F.... pulseaudio
-                       alex       2261 F.... xfce4-volumed
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC29: alex       2261 F.... xfce4-volumed
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  alex       2250 F.... pulseaudio
+                       alex       2261 F.... xfce4-volumed
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf2520000 irq 44'
-    Mixer name	: 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
-    Components	: 'HDA:14f15069,17aa2155,00100302 HDA:80862804,17aa21b5,00100000'
-    Controls      : 14
-    Simple ctrls  : 6
+  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf2520000 irq 44'
+    Mixer name	: 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
+    Components	: 'HDA:14f15069,17aa2155,00100302 HDA:80862804,17aa21b5,00100000'
+    Controls      : 14
+    Simple ctrls  : 6
  Card29.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 6QHT33WW-1.14'
-    Mixer name	: 'ThinkPad EC 6QHT33WW-1.14'
-    Components	: ''
-    Controls      : 1
-    Simple ctrls  : 1
+  Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 6QHT33WW-1.14'
+    Mixer name	: 'ThinkPad EC 6QHT33WW-1.14'
+    Components	: ''
+    Controls      : 1
+    Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card29.Amixer.values:
-  Simple mixer control 'Console',0
-    Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
-    Playback channels: Mono
-    Mono: Playback [on]
+  Simple mixer control 'Console',0
+    Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
+    Playback channels: Mono
+    Mono: Playback [on]
  Date: Thu Aug  9 12:24:19 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9fee4cfb-53b9-43d7-8425-1666aff145c4
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MachineType: LENOVO 3626A14
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_US:en
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_US:en
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A
-  linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic  N/A
-  linux-firmware                            1.79
+  linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A
+  linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic  N/A
+  linux-firmware                            1.79
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: mei
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/26/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 6QET69WW (1.39 )
  dmi.board.name: 3626A14
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET69WW(1.39):bd04/26/2012:svnLENOVO:pn3626A14:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3626A14:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 3626A14
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

** Summary changed:

- iwlwifi drops connection when using 802.11n
+ 8086:4238] iwlwifi drops connection when using 802.11n

** Summary changed:

- 8086:4238] iwlwifi drops connection when using 802.11n
+ 8086:4238 iwlwifi drops connection when using 802.11n

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Title:
  8086:4238 iwlwifi drops connection when using 802.11n

Status in The Linux Kernel:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in Fedora:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Symptoms: After a few minutes, the WiFi connection to my home router
  first becomes slow (packet loss), then entirely unusable. NetWork
  manager still shows the connection as up and working.

  dmesg shows messages like these:
  Aug  9 06:17:16 thinkpad kernel: [ 5026.531127] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Tx aggrega
  tion enabled on ra = b0:48:7a:d6:91:50 tid = 6

  WORKAROUND: rfkill to disable and enable WiFi, or add:
  options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1

  to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf

  However, this means that all my network connections will only run in 802.11a/g mode, which is undesirably slow. Other people using MacOS in my place don't observe any issues, so I can rule out the router(s) as the culprits.
  Hardware: 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
  Routers: TP-Link WR1043ND, WR2543ND using OpenWRT trunk.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic 3.2.0-27.43
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC29: alex       2261 F.... xfce4-volumed
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  alex       2250 F.... pulseaudio
                        alex       2261 F.... xfce4-volumed
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf2520000 irq 44'
     Mixer name	: 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:14f15069,17aa2155,00100302 HDA:80862804,17aa21b5,00100000'
     Controls      : 14
     Simple ctrls  : 6
  Card29.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 6QHT33WW-1.14'
     Mixer name	: 'ThinkPad EC 6QHT33WW-1.14'
     Components	: ''
     Controls      : 1
     Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card29.Amixer.values:
   Simple mixer control 'Console',0
     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
     Playback channels: Mono
     Mono: Playback [on]
  Date: Thu Aug  9 12:24:19 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9fee4cfb-53b9-43d7-8425-1666aff145c4
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MachineType: LENOVO 3626A14
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.79
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: mei
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/26/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 6QET69WW (1.39 )
  dmi.board.name: 3626A14
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET69WW(1.39):bd04/26/2012:svnLENOVO:pn3626A14:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3626A14:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 3626A14
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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