Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 08:40:54 +0100 From: Bernhard Schmidt <bschmidt@freebsd.org> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wpa_supplicant gets points for trying, I suppose.... Message-ID: <201011020840.54931.bschmidt@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=8FvPmT01zJSg6QQ4eiWsQXu9Q%2B-PUnNzZrgSr@mail.gmail.com> References: <20101101222510.GY1506@albert.catwhisker.org> <AANLkTi=8FvPmT01zJSg6QQ4eiWsQXu9Q%2B-PUnNzZrgSr@mail.gmail.com>
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On Monday, November 01, 2010 23:32:49 Paul B Mahol wrote: > On 11/1/10, David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> wrote: > > FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #31 r214621M > > > > Nov 1 15:09:40 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > Nov 1 15:10:10 d130 last message repeated 3 times > > Nov 1 15:10:50 d130 last message repeated 4 times > > ... > > Nov 1 15:11:00 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > Nov 1 15:11:10 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > ... > > Nov 1 15:11:20 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > Nov 1 15:11:30 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > ... > > Nov 1 15:11:40 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > ... > > Nov 1 15:11:50 d130 wpa_supplicant[569]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > > Nov 1 15:12:10 d130 last message repeated 2 times > > Nov 1 15:14:10 d130 last message repeated 12 times > > > > I have the switch on this laptop in position to disable the wireless > > device (iwn(4)). Is there some way wpa_supplicant (or something) might > > be able to recognize that this is a pointless exercise? > > Well iwn could bring device down when radio is turned off and > bring it up when radio is turned on ??? Well, that should actually be the case. I don't see how it might differ between stable/8 and head. Can you post the output of wpa_supplicant -Dbsd -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -d while the RF kill button is in disabled state? > > I don't recall stable/8 doing this, though I could be wrong. -- Bernhard
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