Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 09:53 -0300, Thiago Bauermann wrote: >> 2006/8/15, Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 12:56 -0400, Darren Albers wrote: >> >> Mmm Dan/Robert is NM using ap_scan=1 or 2? >> > Depends on the distro-specific package, some patch them. But in >> > general, we'd like to use _2_ everywhere to force wpa_supplicant to do >> > what _we_ want, rather than trying to be too clever on its own. >> >> Mmm.... in supplicant_send_network_config() there's the following excerpt: >> >> /* Use "AP_SCAN 2" if: >> * - The wireless network is non-broadcast or Ad-Hoc >> * - The wireless driver does not support WPA (stupid drivers...) >> */ >> is_adhoc = (nm_ap_get_mode(ap) == IW_MODE_ADHOC); >> if (!nm_ap_get_broadcast (ap) || is_adhoc || !supports_wpa) >> ap_scan = "AP_SCAN 2"; >> >> For all other cases NM seems to be using ap_scan = 1. Is there a reason why >> ap_scan = 2 is not used more extensively, then? >> >> >> David can you change your wpa_supplicant.conf so that ap_scan=1 rather >> >> than 2 and see if you have any issues? >> > Quite correct, that's exactly what we need to know here. >> >> Could you elaborate on what this will show, for my enlightenment (and of >> other interested people, maybe)? > > Sure; madwifi used to have real issues with ap_scan=2, and when we > moved people to ap_scan=1, that seemed to work for most people. > madwifi might be fixed now, who knows. But ap_scan is somewhat > black magic (though it should not be) and drivers likely need to be > more consistent here. There's no way we're going to expose ap_scan > through the UI in any way, this needs to be fixed in the drivers or > in wpa_supplicant, since every driver should work with both modes.
So what do I do about NetworkManager now? Anyone? Do I need to make up another alarming subject line? ;-) -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
