2 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
index 6f99f781bff8..60f06a31f0d1 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
@@ -183,16 +183,21 @@ void ieee80211softmac_start(struct net_device *dev)
          */
         if (mac->txrates_change)
                 oldrates = mac->txrates;
-        if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_OFDM_MODULATION) {
-                mac->txrates.default_rate = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_54MB;
-                change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT;
-                mac->txrates.default_fallback = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_24MB;
-                change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK;
-        } else if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_CCK_MODULATION) {
+        /* FIXME: We don't correctly handle backing down to lower
+           rates, so 801.11g devices start off at 11M for now. People
+           can manually change it if they really need to, but 11M is
+           more reliable. Note similar logic in
+           ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate() */     
+        if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_CCK_MODULATION) {
                 mac->txrates.default_rate = IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_11MB;
                 change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT;
                 mac->txrates.default_fallback = IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_5MB;
                 change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK;
+        } else if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_OFDM_MODULATION) {
+                mac->txrates.default_rate = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_54MB;
+                change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT;
+                mac->txrates.default_fallback = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_24MB;
+                change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK;
         } else
                 assert(0);
         if (mac->txrates_change)
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
index e1a9bc6d36ff..b559aa9b5507 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate(struct net_device *net_dev,
         int err = -EINVAL;
 
         if (in_rate == -1) {
-                /* automatic detect */
-                if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_OFDM_MODULATION)
-                        in_rate = 54000000;
-                else
+                /* FIXME: We don't correctly handle backing down to lower
+                   rates, so 801.11g devices start off at 11M for now. People
+                   can manually change it if they really need to, but 11M is
+                   more reliable. Note similar logic in
+                   ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate() */     
+                if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_CCK_MODULATION)
                         in_rate = 11000000;
+                else
+                        in_rate = 54000000;
         }
 
         switch (in_rate) {