Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 03:29:16 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD periodically transmit all SSIDs its knows of ? Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomVubSrt6QmnAReeeDFoRYP_n6n5=jODbvQSzK9gykh7A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201410031027.s93AQsWr057839@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <CAJ-Vmo=obs3x1ZXeZ_yH5tkQ18%2BnhoQG7fmYeNZZLCPgiLJMGw@mail.gmail.com> <201410031027.s93AQsWr057839@fire.js.berklix.net>
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I believe it only does it when you set scan_ssid=1. -a (This is my sig when I'm lazy/tired. :) On 3 October 2014 03:26, Julian H. Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> wrote: >> On 2 October 2014 16:30, Julian H. Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> wrote: >> > http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28891937 >> > "smartphones and tablets regularly broadcast the SSIDs (service set >> > identifiers), or names, of those networks. " >> > >> > Does FreeBSD also periodically transmit all SSIDs its knows of ? > > Adrian Chadd wrote: >> Depends if wpa_supplicant is configured to do active scanning or not. >> -a > > Sorry, I don't understand ? On latest current: > > man wpa_supplicant has no '-a' > & There is no word `active` in man wpa_supplicant.conf > > I see with default scan_ssid=0 FreeBSD sends a broadcast Probe Request frame. > If some network blocks within a wpa_supplicant.conf have > scan_ssid=1 > then does FreeBSD actively sequence through sending > directed Probe Request frames with known net names ? > > Or are you refering to > ap_scan > or some other command ? > > Cheers, > Julian > -- > Julian Stacey, BSD Linux Unix C Sys Eng Consultant Munich http://berklix.com > Indent previous with "> ". Interleave reply paragraphs like a play script. > Send plain text, not quoted-printable, HTML, base64, or multipart/alternative. > ShellShock - http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/bash/
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