From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 1 22:32:51 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B44D1065670 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2010 22:32:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0032F8FC14 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2010 22:32:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwb17 with SMTP id 17so620501wwb.31 for ; Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:32:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=XvghxAjFbBtdLWEk10T/0FXQfzVd5W/RhFxc+Jj1NmE=; b=fF4UKK+P4NIBpSqIObKCwK3CiMhSCQqdstduBtyHRG7mg1FpcTbhoiy8qTxEUGLy/X chm3A6bJWoaJcHcQxpd8SQuel3ZGmWLn1QABLC7alIek9GqQ+LD8lNtnTFRJa5fNT9s0 tCxu1IOWTcYvfum+AIlpPswvO+/eLh0CpWa28= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=SnNy28KAGysFDfSB++iFjsma7Hm6Bg+83g4tU+0UbQlwaboEiImH6EcC+AowJ/TLGp 90iWBwkxyBWHEwxHSbHaxE2SAWGnErp/IKB1xEYgTYl64g+qxrbn24AhVDY6w62+s1CB +0jSuwoym/yZuOl3hJctiH3DniFE3BabU+VM8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.54.147 with SMTP id i19mr273372wec.59.1288650769520; Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:32:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.50.140 with HTTP; Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:32:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20101101222510.GY1506@albert.catwhisker.org> References: <20101101222510.GY1506@albert.catwhisker.org> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 22:32:49 +0000 Message-ID: From: Paul B Mahol To: David Wolfskill , current@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Subject: Re: wpa_supplicant gets points for trying, I suppose.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:32:51 -0000 On 11/1/10, David Wolfskill wrote: > FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #31 r214621M > > Nov 1 15:09:40 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > Nov 1 15:10:10 d130 last message repeated 3 times > Nov 1 15:10:50 d130 last message repeated 4 times > ... > Nov 1 15:11:00 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > Nov 1 15:11:10 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > ... > Nov 1 15:11:20 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > Nov 1 15:11:30 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > ... > Nov 1 15:11:40 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > ... > Nov 1 15:11:50 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > Nov 1 15:12:10 d130 last message repeated 2 times > Nov 1 15:14:10 d130 last message repeated 12 times > > I have the switch on this laptop in position to disable the wireless > device (iwn(4)). Is there some way wpa_supplicant (or something) might > be able to recognize that this is a pointless exercise? Well iwn could bring device down when radio is turned off and bring it up when radio is turned on ??? > > I don't recall stable/8 doing this, though I could be wrong.