AP <-> STA: tcpdump shows duplicate ARP request from STA, but STA only sends one.

Monthadar Al Jaberi monthadar at gmail.com
Fri Jun 15 12:26:08 UTC 2012


On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Adrian Chadd <adrian at freebsd.org> wrote:
> hi,
>
> tcpdump just verifies the frame was sent to the hardware via either
> the raw or non-raw TX paths. It doesn't mean the hardware actually
> sent the frame or that it was successfully received. :-)
>
> Can you add a third physical node that's just in monitor mode and see
> if that frame makes it over the air?

The tcpdump of the two ARP request is from a third RSPRO in monitor
mode, so I think they are sent but not heared or discarded in the ath
driver too early?

>
> thanks,
>
>
>
> Adrian



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Monthadar Al Jaberi


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