Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:06:24 -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-VmomA0O%2B%2Bp=4V9QdpMW72Y-oR%2BbeYfVfpN5sLoyXtN_OLuQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7e39e6b6-30a6-9c67-534b-4b8a1b2309e7@rawbw.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>
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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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