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Subject: Re: ath0 link up/down frequent
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:29:13AM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > Anything I should look into?
>=20
> My standard suggestion, which works for me, is to issue an 'ifconfig
> ath0 -bgscan'. Background scanning is not supposed to effect the
> association, but it seems to, at least on my system.
>=20

My experience has been much the same.  It typically only happens in areas w=
ith a lot of APs, though
(i.e. my apartment building).

--=20

Richard Kolkovich
sarumont@sigil.org

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