The noscan patch

[Jouni Malinen]

On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 12:20:02PM +0100, Dominik Heidler wrote:
> there is this noscan patch for hostapd around the internet,
> that allows to use HT40 even with many SSID broadcasts nearby.
> It added an option noscan=1 that can be used in the config
> to enable this behavior.
> I attached it to this email.
> 
> I'm wondering if there is a certain reason (maybe of regulatory nature)
> that this patch hasn't been merged into the hostapd code.

Yes, 20/40 MHz co-existence requirements mandate that scan and updates
to the primary channel selection based on the channels that the
neighboring APs use.

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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA