[Voyage-linux] Bridging problem with 0.6.2

[Edwin Whitelaw]

I've got several WRAP/ALIX boards bridging eth0-wlan0 and eth0-ath0 
using various releases of Voyage from .6.1 going back to 0.3

I did find that 0.6.1 would mysteriously lose association with clients 
when using atheros based radios but switching to a prism radio (wlan0) 
it has worked without problems for months.

Now I'm trying 0.6.2 with eth0 bridged to ath0 and tests have shown that 
I can't associate at all to ath0 (no encryption) but when reloaded with 
0.5.2 it works perfectly.  I'm using identical interfaces files for the 
A-B test.  I have not tried this with eth0 routed to ath0.

---------------/etc/interfaces-------------
ld2-new:/etc/network# cat interfaces
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

#auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp

# madwifi-ng WDS Bridge
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
       address 172.16.1.252
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       network 172.16.1.0
       broadcast 172.16.1.255
       gateway 172.16.1.1
       bridge_ports eth0 ath0
       pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap
       pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid "nrvu-ld2" channel 11
        up iwconfig ath0 key s:XXXXXXXXXXXX
        up athctrl -i wifi0 -d 9600
        up iwpriv ath0 mode 3
       post-down wlanconfig ath0 destroy

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I've swapped radios (both atheros) with the same result.

Strangely enough, wlanconfig ath0 list does show a connected client but 
the client does a connect and then disconnects immediately.  Presumably 
the "connection" lasts long enough for the AP register it and show in 
the wlanconfig command.

At this point I haven't been able to see if the "lost connection" 
problem mentioned above with 0.6.1 is still present.

Is anyone running 0.6.X as an AP with an atheros radio?  Are the 
customers staying connected? 
Is anyone bridging eth0-ath0 with ath0 as an AP?

TIA,

Edwin

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