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ipw2100 0.61 losing SSIDs
Last modified: 2005-10-03 14:27:12
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Porting from OS ML on 11/11 submitted by Stefan Rompf [stefan@loplof.de]. Subject: ipw2100 0.61 losing SSIDs lately, I have some trouble with the ipw2100-driver losing the SSID of known networks. With 0.61, this is 100% reproducable for me by loading the driver with "associate=0" and doing an iwlist scan after some seconds: All results appear with 'ESSID:"<hidden>"'. Without the additional parameter it is just harder to show up, but occassionaly I can see lost SSIDs there, too. dmesg shows: ieee80211: I ieee80211_process_probe_response Adding 'name (00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx)' to network list. ieee80211: I ieee80211_network_init MFIE_TYPE_SSID: Ignored from BEACON FRAME. ieee80211: I ieee80211_network_init MFIE_TYPE_DS_SET: 11 ieee80211: I ieee80211_network_init MFIE_TYPE_TIM: ignored ieee80211: I ieee80211_rx_mgt received BEACON (128) ieee80211: I ieee80211_rx_mgt Beacon ieee80211: I ieee80211_process_probe_response Time Stamp : E9E3805B 00000237 Beacon Interval : 0064 Capabilities : 0001-0001 ieee80211: I ieee80211_process_probe_response Updating '<hidden> (00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx)' to network list. ieee80211: I ieee80211_network_init MFIE_TYPE_SSID: Ignored from BEACON FRAME. ieee80211: I ieee80211_network_init MFIE_TYPE_DS_SET: 11 ieee80211: I ieee80211_network_init MFIE_TYPE_TIM: ignored ieee80211: I ieee80211_rx_mgt received BEACON (128) ieee80211: I ieee80211_rx_mgt Beacon ieee80211: I ieee80211_process_probe_response Time Stamp : 6F14A147 00000360 Beacon Interval : 0064 Capabilities : 0000-0001 It is always the same pattern: Network gets added with SSID, losing it on the next beacon. Can anyone confirm this problem?
Created an attachment (id=79) [details] ipw2100-0.61-essid.patch Patch from James.
The bug is fixed by the patch, validated from Stefan. James, you could incorporate the patch to the new release.
Mark bug as assigned since it is still not in an actual release.
Needs retesting.
I compared iwlist eth1 scan results between version 0.61 and version 1.0.5: In version 0.61, about 10 of the 20 APs appeared as <hidden>, whereas in version 1.0.5, none of them appeared as hidden.
Fixed.
Original reporter also has mentioned that he didn't see the problem in 1.0.5.