HostAP Digest, Vol 67, Issue 7

[Kiran Kulkarni]

Raghavendra wrote:
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> > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:41:19 +0530
> > From: Kiran Kulkarni <kiran.1267 at gmail.com 
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> > Subject: Passive Scannning
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> > In wpa_supplicant I am searching for a functionality where I will 
> put my
> > system in passive scan which will only listen to beacons. And if
> > networks are available I should get some notification on D-Bus or 
> Socket
> > interface.
> > So such fascility is provided or not
>  
> Hi,
>  
> By default passive scanning is supported in wpa_supplicant. Where in 
> it listens on all the channels for beacon frames.
>  
> Active scanning is not supported (Not sure), where in it will send 
> probe request to AP ssid.
>  
> -Raghu
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Raghu I think wpa_supplicant uses AP_SCAN 1 for active scanning and 
fetch the result from the driver.... see the /wpa_driver_wext_scan/ 
function u will get the answer that we dont use Passive scanning we use 
active scanning