Possible to reconnect to AP without restarting wpa_supplicant when using usb interface

[Johan]

Hello

I am using an Atheros based usb wifi adapter and it works for me to
connect to my AP with wpa_supplicant 0.7.3.

But I wonder if I can reconnect with wpa_supplicant without restarting
wpa_supplicant if I unplug/plug my usb adapter.

I am really suspicious about the line saying: Ignore event for foreign
ifindex 36. It seems like wpa_supplicant is not using the right
interface index.
Because this is the interface index my usb interface is getting after
replugging it. (using if_nametoindex("ath0");)

Best regards
Johan



Log from when I am unplugging my adapter:
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=1 ifi_flags=0x1002 ()
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
l2_packet_receive - recvfrom: Network is down
RTM_DELLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' removed
Configured interface was removed.
State: COMPLETED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 1->0 (DORMANT)
netlink: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1043 ([UP][RUNNING])
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
Configured interface was added.
ioctl[SIOCGIFINDEX]: No such device
Failed to initialize the driver after interface was added.
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Disassociation notification
Added BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 into blacklist
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=00:00:00:00:00:00 reason=0
CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=22): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70 61 5f
63 74 72 6c 5f 31 31 37 31 30 2d 32 00
CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=23): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70 61 5f
63 74 72 6c 5f 31 30 34 38 39 2d 39 37 00
Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT, trying SIOCSIWENCODE
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT, trying SIOCSIWENCODE
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT, trying SIOCSIWENCODE
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT, trying SIOCSIWENCODE
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: No such device
Driver did not support SIOCSIWENCODEEXT, trying SIOCSIWENCODE
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: No such device
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
netlink: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
Ignore event for foreign ifindex 36
Ignore event for foreign ifindex 36
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
     50 49 4e 47                                       PING