WiFi too slow

[Seeker]

I have a local network of 2 PCs connecting through Freebsd
Folder sharing is done by samba.

WiFi mode was AdHoc with open network auth, with WEP.

Now I've set up Freebsd machine to be AP(access point), so win clients could utilize WPA.

After switching to WPA2, everything became SO SLOW.
I had to lower that to WPA

And when I say slow I don't mean just internet connection, but accessing samba folders hangs for a few minutes sometimes.
And that was hell'a fast before!

What are my options here???


PS: Freebsd uses ral0 WiFi driver, internet connection is optical 5Mbits/5Mbits

 

[richardpl]

Is anything displayed in console or in $ dmesg output?

Try with wpa_supplicant/hostapd in debug mode, maybe deassociations are happening all the time?

 

[Seeker]

console and $ dmesg output is "clean", but I did, however, saw, that, when ral0 (WiFi device) is up, at the boot time, it has no SSID assigned.

And for a wpa_supplicant/hostapd..., how do I make them into debug mode.
I think I need just a hostapd in debug mode, as client machines are WinXP and have no wpa_supplicant.

 

[Seeker]

This is a solution (I think!)

ifconfig_ral0="inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid TEST mediaopt hostap"

Before it was:

ifconfig_ral0="inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 mediaopt hostap"

After I've added ssid

ifconfig_ral0="inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 mediaopt hostap ssid TEST"

It caused interrupt storm on irq17 bla, bla...
As well as for

ifconfig_ral0="mediaopt hostap inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid TEST"

Solution is RETARDED!!!
Part:

mediaopt hostap

MUST BE LAST IN GOD DAMN ORDER!

And way that alone is not enough, if I've already set IP and SSID in /etc/hostapd.conf?!

 

[Seeker]

FORGET IT!

I've just deactivated HOSTAP mode and reverted to AdHoc!
Speed is now magnificent!

Ie:
Torrent download max 28kb/s, upload max 46kb/s

NOW: orrent download 495kb/s - upload 201kb/s
Accessin samba folder Ligtning fast + listening streaming of Shoutcast radio over winamp!

Now that is a speed I've used to!