#433: freq and channel settings don't "stick"
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 Reporter:  anonymous       |            Owner:       
     Type:  defect          |           Status:  new  
 Priority:  major           |        Milestone:       
Component:  madwifi: other  |          Version:  trunk
 Keywords:                  |   Patch_attached:  0    
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 Using a Netgear WG511T (5212 chipset) in a Dell Inspiron 7500 I can't set
 a channel/frequency with iwconfig.  If the adapter is down (ifconfig ath0
 down, ifconfig wifi0 down) I can set the value and subsequent iwconfig
 commands will show the frequency that I set.  On bringing up the adapter,
 though (ifconfig ath0 up), it begins scanning through all channels and
 cannot/will not connect to my AP, which is broadcasting on a fixed
 channel.  Issuing the iwconfig commands multiple times yields a different
 freq setting each time.  The iwconfig ath0 freq 2.437G and channel 6
 command have no noticeable effect when the card is up; the channels just
 keep scanning.  I can connect on _rare_ occasions - I believe it's just
 luck of the draw with the card hitting the right channel at the exact
 instant the AP is broadcasting.

 Info: Fedora Core 3; kernel 2.6.12-1.1381_FC3; madwifi-ng rev 1454(?
 svn'ed from trunk 2/22/06)

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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/433>
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Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity

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