[ath9k-devel] Can't associate with a particular AP

[Julien Valroff <julien@kirya.net>]

Le lundi 24 oct. 2011 ? 20:59:32 (+0200 CEST), Julien Valroff a ?crit?:
> Hi Alex,
> 
> Le lundi 24 oct. 2011 ? 08:27:16 (+0200 CEST), Alex Hacker a ?crit?:
> > Hi guys!
> > There is a two APs with the same ESSID on the same frequency. The first has a
> > signal level 100000 times lower then the second one. The AR9285 equipped PC
> > is more sensetive or has better antenna then others. It tries to connect
> > to very weak neighboring AP with probably invalid key. I don't know why
> > wpa_suppicant prefer incorrect AP but IMO it is not a driver issue.
> > Simpliest solution is to select different ESSID for your AP.
> 
> No, I can confirm there is only one AP with the same ESSID.
> 
> However, the same AP has several ESSIDs on the same channel (some being
> hidden), with the following MAC addresses. The first 4 cells are "mine":
> 
> % iwlist wlan0 scan | grep -e "Cell" -e "ESSID"
>           Cell 01 - Address: C6:6E:27:A6:BE:A4
>                     ESSID:"Kirya"
>           Cell 02 - Address: C6:6E:27:A6:BE:A5
>                     ESSID:""
>           Cell 03 - Address: C6:6E:27:A6:BE:A7
>                     ESSID:""
>           Cell 04 - Address: C6:6E:27:A6:BE:A6
>                     ESSID:"FreeWifi"
>           Cell 05 - Address: 5C:33:8E:EE:80:F9
>                     ESSID:"Livebox-7bd6"
>           Cell 06 - Address: 6A:17:33:4D:E4:4D
>                     ESSID:"SFR WiFi Public"
>           Cell 07 - Address: 00:24:D4:62:A0:BD
>                     ESSID:"FreeWifi"
>           Cell 08 - Address: 00:24:D4:60:F5:09
>                     ESSID:"FreeWifi"
>           Cell 09 - Address: 00:19:7D:78:69:89
>                     ESSID:"Livebox-A380"
>           Cell 10 - Address: 00:0A:78:9F:11:16
>                     ESSID:"OLITEC"
>           Cell 11 - Address: 00:24:D4:60:F5:08
>                     ESSID:"freebox_DIZIEN"
>           Cell 12 - Address: 00:17:33:4D:E4:4C
>                     ESSID:"NEUF_E448"
>           Cell 13 - Address: 6A:17:33:D0:86:C5
>                     ESSID:"SFR WiFi Public"
>           Cell 14 - Address: 00:16:41:8C:72:BB
>                     ESSID:"Livebox-f3f9"
>           Cell 15 - Address: 00:24:D4:62:A0:BC
>                     ESSID:"Freebox-A6F7EB"

          Cell 01 - Address: 82:71:98:B6:C3:76
                    ESSID:"FreeWifi"
          Cell 02 - Address: 82:71:98:B6:C3:74
                    ESSID:"Kirya"
          Cell 03 - Address: 82:71:98:B6:C3:75
                    ESSID:""
          Cell 04 - Address: 82:71:98:B6:C3:77
                    ESSID:""
          Cell 05 - Address: 00:24:D4:62:A0:BD
                    ESSID:"FreeWifi"
          Cell 06 - Address: 5C:33:8E:EE:80:F9
                    ESSID:"Livebox-7bd6"
          Cell 07 - Address: 00:19:70:5D:E0:03
                    ESSID:"Livebox-2418"
          Cell 08 - Address: 00:24:D4:60:F5:08
                    ESSID:"freebox_DIZIEN"
          Cell 09 - Address: 00:16:41:8C:72:BB
                    ESSID:"Livebox-f3f9"
          Cell 10 - Address: 00:19:7D:78:69:89
                    ESSID:"Livebox-A380"
          Cell 11 - Address: 00:18:E7:3C:B8:92
                    ESSID:"Livebox-0EE8"

This doesn't cause any issue with the other drivers I use, but couldn't it
be the cause of the issues with ath9k?

Cheers,
Julien

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