Bug 360 - ipw2100 0.61 losing SSIDs
: ipw2100 0.61 losing SSIDs
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
: IPW2100
BSS
: 0.61
: All All
: P2 normal
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Reported: 2004-11-10 17:41 by
Modified: 2005-10-03 14:27 (History)


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ipw2100-0.61-essid.patch (3.21 KB, patch)
2004-11-10 17:42, Xiong Crystal
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Description From 2004-11-10 17:41:12
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?
------- Comment #1 From 2004-11-10 17:42:11 -------
Created an attachment (id=79) [details]
ipw2100-0.61-essid.patch

Patch from James. 
------- Comment #2 From 2004-11-11 01:30:09 -------
The bug is fixed by the patch, validated from Stefan.

James, you could incorporate the patch to the new release.
------- Comment #3 From 2004-11-13 18:05:26 -------
Mark bug as assigned since it is still not in an actual release. 
------- Comment #4 From 2005-02-28 09:56:51 -------
Needs retesting.
------- Comment #5 From 2005-02-28 20:38:58 -------
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.
------- Comment #6 From 2005-02-28 20:39:25 -------
Fixed.
------- Comment #7 From 2005-03-01 05:57:35 -------
Original reporter also has mentioned that he didn't see the problem in 1.0.5.