On Sep 4, 2015 2:44 PM, "Bruce Dubbs" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Simon Kitching wrote: >> >> On 09/04/2015 12:40 PM, Hazel Russman wrote: >>> >>> It says: drivers: n180211 = Linux n180211/cfg80211 wext = Linux >>> wireless extensions (generic) wired = Wired Ethernet driver >>>> >>>> * run "ps -ax | grep wpa_supp" and post that output too? >>>> >>> 168 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant=c >>> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf -iwlan0 >> >> >> Thanks very much for your help. >> >> I've finally figured out the cause: the nl80211 backend doesn't work >> with a hidden SSID. The wext one does. Reconfiguring my router to >> publish the SSID suddenly makes nl80211 work again. >> >> I've contacted the wpa_supplicant list to see if this is expected >> behaviour or a bug. Probably a bug, as it doesn't exit with an error >> message but just fails to detect a network. >> >> (and yes, I know that a non-published SSID can still be detected >> reasonably easily with the right tools, ie doesn't add much to security). > > > Note that in the sysv version of BLFS the wpa service script has: > > /sbin/wpa_supplicant -q -B -Dnl80211,wext ... > > -- Bruce > I wonder what the reason is for not including that in the systemd unit. I will take a look into it soon.
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