Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:24:23 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: Rudolf Cejka <cejkar@fit.vutbr.cz>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to connect to wireless 802.11 AP with hidden SSID Message-ID: <430EDFC7.2000709@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20050826041113.GC28894@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <20050825134924.GA87803@fit.vutbr.cz> <430E667D.50508@FreeBSD.org> <20050826041113.GC28894@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Brooks Davis wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 05:46:53PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
>
>>Rudolf Cejka wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>> after an upgrade from 5.x to 7.x (Aug 22), I'm unable to connect to
>>>wireless 802.11 access point, which hides its own SSID, using dhclient
>>>(manual settings do work, however it is not very good workaround...).
>>
>>I can't judge the validity of the patch, but I did want to give a "me too"
>>on the new dhclient inexplicably blanking a valid ssid when it's started.
>>The ssid on my APs is not hidden now, although I have seen this behavior
>>with both hidden and visible ssids.
>
>
> Which device are you using? This certainly sounds like a driver bug to
> me. I can't seem to trivialy replicate it with the iwi(4) or ath(4)
> nics I use with me laptop.
I'm 100% sure it was happening with my ndis card, fairly certain it was
happening with ath too, but I wouldn't swear to it.
Did you have a chance to review the patch submitted by Rudolf?
Doug
--
This .signature sanitized for your protection
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?430EDFC7.2000709>