From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 3 11:31:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D97B1065675 for ; Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:31:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Matthias.Apitz@oclc.org) Received: from mail.pica.nl (mail.pica.nl [192.87.44.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACCC78FC19 for ; Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:31:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Matthias.Apitz@oclc.org) Received: from rebelion.Sisis.de ([193.31.10.34]) by mail.pica.nl with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:31:32 +0200 Received: (from guru@localhost) by rebelion.Sisis.de (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id m83BVWMO008771 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:31:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from matthias.apitz@oclc.org) X-Authentication-Warning: rebelion.Sisis.de: guru set sender to matthias.apitz@oclc.org using -f Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:31:32 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080903113131.GA8697@rebelion.Sisis.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE (i386) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Sep 2008 11:31:32.0380 (UTC) FILETIME=[9D77FDC0:01C90DB8] Subject: WPA && associating with unknown SSID X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:31:34 -0000 Hello, I'm using WPA to connect to my various Wifi AP's (office, home, partner locations) and have them well configured in the wpa_supplicant.conf(5) file; from time to time at home I encounter that it is associating with an unknown AP of my neighbourhood: # ifconfig iwi0 iwi0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 ether 00:13:ce:a1:e6:81 inet 192.168.2.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps) status: associated ssid o2DSL_kJaR channel 1 (2412 Mhz 11g) bssid 00:19:cb:86:b3:84 authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:40-bit bmiss 10 scanvalid 60 bgscan bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11g 7 roam:rate11g 5 protmode CTS roaming MANUAL # ifconfig iwi0 list scan SSID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS o2DSL_kJaR 00:19:cb:86:b3:84 1 54M 19:0 100 EP xxxxxxxxxxxx 00:14:6c:44:aa:f6 11 54M 13:0 100 EP WPA the network with SSID 'o2DSL_kJaR' is not im my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf; how this is possible and how can I prevent this? thx matthias -- Matthias Apitz Manager Technical Support - OCLC GmbH Gruenwalder Weg 28g - 82041 Oberhaching - Germany t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e - w http://www.oclc.org/ http://www.UnixArea.de/ b http://gurucubano.blogspot.com/ We should all learn from the peoples of The Netherlands, France and Ireland. Aprendamos todos de los pueblos de Holanda, Francia e Irlanda.