Re: WARNING !ht_cap.ht_supported failed at...

On Mon, 21 Apr 2025, Chris wrote:

Hi,

> Just an update to let you know that after some 5 days
> of struggling to build/install a new world/kernel
> (long boring story) that worked. I succeeded. Which gave
> me the opportunity to test all your hard work...
>
> kernel:
> 15.0-CURRENT #1 main-n276516-65d8491719bb: Mon Apr 21 12:39:46 PDT 2025
> root@fbsd15:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/LENOIP15ND amd64
>
> ports revision:
> commit 79c842114f11e2151d873f1f069b542271f20e1a (HEAD -> main, freebsd/main, 
> freebsd/HEAD)
> Author: Christos Chatzaras <chris@cretaforce.gr>
> Date:   Wed Apr 16 00:16:39 2025 +0200
>
> ifconfig wlan0 (rc.conf):
> wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
> ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP up"
> ifconfig_wlan0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
>
> ifconfig wlan0:
> wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
> 	options=0
> 	ether 3c:e9:f7:ec:63:d7
> 	inet 192.168.1.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
> 	inet6 fe80::3ee9:f7ff:feec:63d7%wlan0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
> 	groups: wlan
> 	ssid HighwayToHell channel 157 (5785 MHz 11a vht/80+) bssid 
> 10:0c:6b:4d:44:27
> 	regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON
> 	deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 17 bmiss 7 mcastrate 6
> 	mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 -ampdutx ampdurx ampdulimit 64k ampdudensity 
> 4
> 	-amsdutx amsdurx shortgi -ldpctx ldpcrx -uapsd vht vht40 vht80 vht160
> 	-vht80p80 wme roaming MANUAL
> 	parent interface: iwlwifi0
> 	media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet VHT mode 11ac
> 	status: associated
> 	nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
>
> For reference, this is on an AX201.
> From my perspective. It works extremely well Thank you! :)

Hopefully we'll make it work even better...

> I do see this (from dmesg.boot):
> iwlwifi0: lkpi_sta_a_to_a:2437: lvif 0xfffffe01200a4000 vap 
> 0xfffffe01200a4010 iv_bss 0xfffffe01203ae000 lvif_bss 0xfffff8000483c800 
> lvif_bss->ni 0xfffffe00f5be9000 synched 0
> iwlwifi0: lkpi_iv_newstate: error 95 during state transition 2 (AUTH) -> 2 
> (AUTH)
> iwlwifi0: lkpi_sta_auth_to_assoc:2348: lvif 0xfffffe01200a4000 vap 
> 0xfffffe01200a4010 iv_bss 0xfffffe01203ae000 lvif_bss 0xfffff8000483c800 
> lvif_bss->ni 0xfffffe00f5be9000 synched 0
> iwlwifi0: lkpi_iv_newstate: error 95 during state transition 2 (AUTH) -> 3 
> (ASSOC)

The above is a result of how net80211 works internally.  Something to attack
the next months ...  However it also means you lost connection or didn't
make it ... see next...

> iwlwifi0: Not associated and the session protection is over already...
> iwlwifi0: linuxkpi_ieee80211_connection_loss: vif 0xfffffe01200a4ec0 vap 
> 0xfffffe01200a4010 state AUTH

That is more of a concern as it means association didn't finish in time.
Too much noise?  No good signal?  Something else?

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7