ap_scan=2 problem?

[YenJung Chang]

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:41:46 +0800, YenJung Chang <yenjung at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:54:46 +0800, YenJung Chang <yenjung at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:18:00 -0800, Jouni Malinen <jkmaline at cc.hut.fi> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 10:41:14AM +0800, YenJung Chang wrote:
> > >
> > > > I tested wpa_supplicant with ap_scan=1 and ap_scan=2, and it seems
> > > > there is some problem on ap_scan=2.
> > >
> > > > The testing steps on ap_scan=1 and ap_scan=2 are same:
> > > > 1.  $ wpa_supplicant.conf -i ath0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -d > supp1.log
> > >
> > > I don't think the current madwifi driver and interface code for that in
> > > wpa_supplicant support ap_scan=2.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA
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> > What I am curious is the connection to AP could be created
> > successfully with ap_scan=2 at first time, but it failed after
> > "wpa_cli reassoicate".
> > Does it make sense?
> >
> > Regards,
> > YJ.
> 
> After suveyed the Madwifi source code, I guess the roaming parameter
> set to madwifi when ap_scan=2 should be 1, not 0.
> Because Madwifi would not start its state machine of authentication
> and association after set essid if the roaming parameter is not 1.
> I modified the parameter as following:
> 
> --- driver_madwifi.c
> +++ driver_madwifi.c
> @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
>                  * roaming */
>                 /* FIX: this does not seem to work; would probably need to
>                  * change something in the driver */
> -               if (set80211param(drv, IEEE80211_PARAM_ROAMING, 0, 1) < 0)
> +               if (set80211param(drv, IEEE80211_PARAM_ROAMING, 1, 1) < 0)
>                         ret = -1;
> 
> I tried it without security and it seems work well. But I have no idea
> if the modification has any side effect.
> Any comment?
> 
> Regards,
> YJ.
> 

Jouni,

You are right. I tested ap_scan=2 with above patch few days.
It still has some problem on it. Madwifi does not support ap_scan=2 well.

FYI.

YJ.