Re: ifconfig scan while connected

2014-09-08 Thread David Coppa
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Fabian Raetz fabian.ra...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Sep 07, 2014 at 02:11:04PM +0200, Mike Burns wrote: A `sudo ifconfig iwn0 scan' works but only if the device is disconnected. Is this expected behavior? Is this specific to my card? Am I interpreting the results

ifconfig scan while connected

2014-09-07 Thread Mike Burns
A `sudo ifconfig iwn0 scan' works but only if the device is disconnected. Is this expected behavior? Is this specific to my card? Am I interpreting the results correctly? I'd like to be able to see other networks while remaining connected. These are the results I am interpreting: $ sudo

Re: ifconfig scan while connected

2014-09-07 Thread Mike Burns
On 2014-09-07 17.11.09 +0200, Marcin Piotr Pawlowski wrote: Why You need to see other networks while remaining connected? Some example scenarios: - If I move about my office I'd like to see what other SSIDs are available in case I'd like to switch to one. - If I'm tethering through my phone

Re: ifconfig scan while connected

2014-09-07 Thread Fabian Raetz
On Sun, Sep 07, 2014 at 02:11:04PM +0200, Mike Burns wrote: A `sudo ifconfig iwn0 scan' works but only if the device is disconnected. Is this expected behavior? Is this specific to my card? Am I interpreting the results correctly? Hi, this is a known problem with the iwn(4) driver. I'm in the

Re: ifconfig scan while connected

2014-09-07 Thread Mike Burns
On 2014-09-07 17.56.09 +0200, Fabian Raetz wrote: On Sun, Sep 07, 2014 at 02:11:04PM +0200, Mike Burns wrote: A `sudo ifconfig iwn0 scan' works but only if the device is disconnected. Is this expected behavior? Is this specific to my card? Am I interpreting the results correctly? I'm in