#275: Scan for non-ESSID-broadcasting access point always fails
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: mrenzmann
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone: version 1.0.0 - first
stable release
Component: madwifi: 802.11 stack | Version: trunk
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 1 |
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Hi all,
I'm using madwifi 0.9.0 with Linux 2.6.16.20 and wpa_supplicant 0.4.9 and
I can confirm the issue.
I usually run wpa_supplicant with the following command:
wpa_supplicant -Dmadwifi -iath0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
I've tried with every possible combination of related settings in
wpa_supplicant.conf:
1) ap_scan=1, scan_ssid=0
2) ap_scan=1, scan_ssid=1
3) ap_scan=2, scan_ssid=0
4) ap_scan=2, scan_ssid=1
but I never managed to make the NIC associate to the AP with hidden ssid.
It worked just in 3 cases:
1) iwconfig ath0 essid <my_essid> BEFORE launching wpa_supplicant
2) launching wpa_supplicant with "-Dwext" option instead of "-Dmadwifi"
(it associates *very* fast with ap_scan=2, wireless extensions' ioctls
seem to work fine)
3) enabling broadcast of ssid on the ap :)
Sorry if my post isn't very useful in resolving the issue, but i've been
trying for 3 days without significant results...i've found this ticket
just this evening :S
Thanks to all for support,
Fabio Sangiovanni
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/275>
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