Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:38:36 +0000 From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: "Tom Jones" <thj@freebsd.org>, freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Cc: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, "Johannes Lundberg" <johalun@freebsd.org>, "FreeBSD Current" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wlan can't discover known networks after relocating Message-ID: <D1396AF2-AA20-4B59-A3E7-B27E4A670A14@lists.zabbadoz.net> In-Reply-To: <20190919122804.GA80037@tom-desk.erg.abdn.ac.uk> References: <707bcd3f-fa6b-82eb-fa8f-09c4b800f477@FreeBSD.org> <6985.1568738188@critter.freebsd.dk> <20190919122804.GA80037@tom-desk.erg.abdn.ac.uk>
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On 19 Sep 2019, at 12:28, Tom Jones wrote: Hi, freebsd-wireless might be a better list for all this .. > On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 04:36:28PM +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >> -------- >> In message <707bcd3f-fa6b-82eb-fa8f-09c4b800f477@FreeBSD.org>, >> Johannes Lundber >> g writes: >> >>> For a long time now I have had this problem with iwm and wlan0. >>> Whenever >>> I move between work and home it won't reconnect automatically and I >>> have >>> to do wlan0 scan manually for it to pick up the different network. >> >> I suffer from the dreaded "reason=0" when I move inside my house: >> >> > scan >> OK >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS >> <3>Trying to associate with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 (SSID='Palombia' >> freq=2452 MHz) >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 reason=0 >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS >> <3>Trying to associate with 6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 (SSID='Palombia' >> freq=2412 MHz) >> <3>Associated with 6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 >> >> a2:e9 is the loudest AP here in my office, but my I have been in the >> other end of the house iwn consistently fails to associate with it >> and >> and keeps picking the weaker AP in the far end. >> >> Eventually (hours!) it disconnects from the weaker ap, also with >> "reason=0" and gets it right: >> >> <3>WPA: Group rekeying completed with 6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 [GTK=CCMP] >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 reason=0 >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS >> <3>Trying to associate with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 (SSID='Palombia' >> freq=2452 MHz) >> <3>Associated with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 >> <3>WPA: Key negotiation completed with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 [PTK=CCMP >> GTK=CCMP] >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 completed >> [id=3 id_str=] >> <3>WPA: Group rekeying completed with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 [GTK=CCMP] >> >> And yes, working roaming would be nice too... > > I have the problem that when roaming networks become disabled > > $ wpa_cli > Selected interface 'wlan0' > > Interactive mode > > > list_networks > network id / ssid / bssid / flags > 0 network1 any [CURRENT] > 1 network2 any [DISABLED] > 2 network3 any [DISABLED] > 3 network4 any [DISABLED] > 4 network5 any [DISABLED] > Selected interface 'wlan0' > > > I address this by doing network_enable x in wpa_cli and it all comes > back. I asked Adrian about this in the past, but it needs some > debugging > to pin down. Is this iwm(4) as well in your case or another card? /bz
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