CatBus;361249 Wrote:
> The 802.11i specification amendment states that a computer can refuse to
> communicate with an access point that doesn't broadcast its SSID. This
> clearly isn't done very commonly, but there are many scenarios where
> this could come into play and may trip over driver-or-hardware-specific
> variations.
>
> My guess is that the machine tries to do a periodic reconnect, or tries
> to roam due to signal fluctuation, and suddenly decides to be strict and
> not associate with the access point (which is a perfectly acceptable
> response according to the specs so nobody would consider this a bug).
> It would appear like you were just working fine and then it suddenly
> stops. It's probably fixed by a reboot, or turning wireless off and
> on. Or broadcasting your SSID ;)
This could explain the problems of my wireless card frequently
not-working after migrating to Ubuntu... I think I'll enable
broadcasting now, and see what happens in Linux. Thanks for the info!
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