LinkSys WPC11 doesn't work in host_roaming mode

[David Cougle]

can someone please answer me?  I can't get hostap working with wpc11
period(where there is an AP).

after the driver is loaded with pcmcia script, wlan0 does not appear.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sorin PAUN" <Laurentiu-Sorin.Paun at imag.fr>
To: "hostap" <hostap at shmoo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 7:16 AM
Subject: LinkSys WPC11 doesn't work in host_roaming mode


> LinkSys WPC11 (NIC: id=0x801b v1.0.0) doesn't seem to do the
> JoinRequests after I pass it in host_roaming mode:
>
> In fact, after a scan  (initiated as a result of specifying a new
> preferred_ap or automatically by the firmaware because of low quality
> level),
> the driver correctly send a JoinRequest that doesn't complete...
>
> I tried it with both 0.0.1 and 0.0.2 versions of the driver.
>
> Other older cards (Farallon SkyLine 11Mb) work fine...
>
> wlan0: ScanResults: Reserved=0x0b84 ScanReason=1
> wlan0: Preferred AP BSSID 00:60:1d:04:ec:af
> wlan0: using preferred AP selection
> wlan0: JoinRequest: BSSID=00:60:1d:04:ec:af channel=11
> wlan0: ScanResults: Reserved=0x0cf0 ScanReason=2
> wlan0: last join request has not yet been completed - waiting for it
> before issuing new one
>
>
> lso, I would like to reiterate a question from a previous mail: it could
> be possible to do the JoinRequest after specifying a preferred_ap
> without initiating a scan (the scan consumes usually between 200 and
> 400ms, depending on the number of channels scanned and the activity of
> each of these channels, and I think that only the association could take
> only 10-20ms) ? Canthe driver memorize the ap's channel from a previous
> scan or can we send the channel, too to the driver by a modified
> SIOCSIWAP signal?
>
> Thanks,
>
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