Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:32:01 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> Cc: Fehmi Noyan ISI <fnoyanisi@yahoo.com>, freebsd-wireless <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wpa_supplicant + wpa_gui have troubles when many APs have the same name Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomC-NcLyLG87SG%2BVEax45TU0uRp7O0esDF_R2cm-8Xb%2BA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmomA0O%2B%2Bp=4V9QdpMW72Y-oR%2BbeYfVfpN5sLoyXtN_OLuQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <264bf419-c97f-a333-167a-5eb13a6bf96a@rawbw.com> <1983541127.1707358.1479779586520@mail.yahoo.com> <3b76a34b-0ac7-dd2e-60f0-e6b0ac811e44@rawbw.com> <CAJ-VmonRArD8AX76EEiyBX27G==mvJZuvt9VqSmNQhBFfCSaRQ@mail.gmail.com> <7e39e6b6-30a6-9c67-534b-4b8a1b2309e7@rawbw.com> <CAJ-VmomA0O%2B%2Bp=4V9QdpMW72Y-oR%2BbeYfVfpN5sLoyXtN_OLuQ@mail.gmail.com>
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ping? :) -a On 21 November 2016 at 18:06, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > all on the same band, or on different bands? > > next time, do this: > > ifconfig -v wlan0 list scan > > .. when it's happening. that way I can see how many there are and what > they're doing. > > > -a > > > On 21 November 2016 at 18:05, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> wrote: >> On 11/21/2016 18:01, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is it trying to send out probe requests to ALL of those devices for some >>> reason? >>> >>> How many APs is too many? Maybe I can try duplicating it. >> >> >> I didn't debug it. But I observed that the problem occurred in several >> public places, like airports, conference halls, hotels which attempt to >> "cover" the space with APs with the same name. Sometimes there were 10-20 >> APs in sight. >> >> Yuri >>
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