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Date:  Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:14:06 -0500
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From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Can't copy to/from server

Briefly, Sam:

    * LANTRAN.LOG logs more than just startup messages;
    * I believe Jens has hit on this, with his reference to the Prism
      2.5 chipset. The problem appears to be with handling both
      protocols at the same time, so...
    * Why don't you switch to TCPBIOS instead of NetBIOS? This is a much
      more efficient transport, anyway, and shouldn;t cause you the
      difficulty, as there is really only one protocol (TCP) over the air;
    * WiFiState is just a utility to see how your connection is doing
      and/or select a different profile on the fly. It is not required
      for any transport to take place.


On 12/07/2003 11:47 pm, Sam Lewis thus wrote :

>Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
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>>On 12/07/2003 08:34 pm, Sam Lewis thus wrote :
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>>>Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
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>>>>So you're connecting to the server via NetBIOS over TCP (TCPBIOS)?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>No.  Two separate protocols.  Netbios for file and print sharing and TCP/IP
>>>for internet access.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Okay, got it. Native NetBIOS and TCP/IP. And it appears that the NetBIOS
>>transport is either hogging the CPU (causing the driver to fail) or...
>>
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>>>>>I have two AP's one at each end of the house and I have full signal
>>>>>strength.  About 30' going through one wall.  Works fine in Windoze.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>Hmmm... Something must be saturating the bandwidth, though. While I
>>>>suppose that excessive ethernet collisions could cause a slowdown
>>>>(packet storming), the 802.11 spec provides for collision avoidance (as
>>>>opposed to wired ethernet, which utilizes only collision detection),
>>>>however, these should not cause the actual signal strength to drop.
>>>>Perhaps Jens may be able to shed some more light on this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>The signal strength from the AP's isn't dropping, my wireless bridge still
>>>works fine.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>I realize. What's happening is solely on the client side.
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>>> The signal strength indicator on WifiState drops to yellow and
>>>the system locks up and/or becomes sluggish until I get WifiState closed and
>>>then the system is responsive again.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>That's interesting to note. With WiFiState closed, if you start a
>>transfer, does it behave normally?
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>No.  I can no longer access my shares at this point.
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>>> WifiState doesn't detect the card again
>>>until I reboot.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>Once the driver crashes, this is "normal." Anything gettiung recorded in
>>LANTRAN.LOG?
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>I thought that the lantran.log only logged stuff on bootup?
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>>What debug level do you have set in the driver? Try setting
>>it up to FFFF (verbose), and see what you get.
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>What is this debug level and how would I go about setting it?
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>>>I tried copying data to and from my server again today and it worked fine.
>>>Then all of a sudden It started these symptom again this afternoon.  No idea
>>>what caused it.
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Was WiFiState running when you began the transfer?
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>Yes.  Isn't WifiState required?
>
>Thanks,
>Sam
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>>--
>>Lewis
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