From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:32931 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751056AbXKVPqn (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:46:43 -0500 Subject: Re: mac80211 regression: doesn't associate automatically From: Johannes Berg To: Holger Schurig Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1195746110.4149.23.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20071122_154157_592128_8A51A962) References: <200711220912.10452.hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de> <200711221514.37906.hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de> <1195742483.4149.6.camel@johannes.berg> <200711221605.55506.hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de> (sfid-20071122_150536_458314_211D8F87) <1195746110.4149.23.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20071122_154157_592128_8A51A962) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Dzf7PL1Lq1yLAG1lsgpp" Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:46:39 +0100 Message-Id: <1195746399.4149.26.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20071122_154645_742033_23D77BB3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-Dzf7PL1Lq1yLAG1lsgpp Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > It *does* matter because the only thing tools and people using the tools > can rely on is what is defined rather than "happens to work with driver > XY so it must be right" In fact, the *ONLY* think wext defines (via iwconfig's man page) is that setting an AP mac address forces association. Everything else is being nice. Hence, to be absolutely compatible you should *always* issue "iwconfig ap any" after setting configuration. johannes --=-Dzf7PL1Lq1yLAG1lsgpp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUAR0WkXqVg1VMiehFYAQJVshAAi2yxwsCxgvfJFcQ12+p9bMvVkbzWrX3f ESPHCplcIRlWZ3O5QQbHyvbCDkEyatyQXKAUpm3lIPDiaag7D2HnXAW39P4wFoE0 4OduXTi2ejB3PZyHS6SCyQNshqh6Jbk/e90t6Z2f0cH/LudgHAWX6YBoW8cixnmf vzKtNuKPZh8jc/WsAGVByQ2faPzzpRfN1xR3/ELvPAk0BdMj1yfi8l2BVToYEzU7 dY5opWp+fIk3TkON43QWjGdfka6TrFpRgZu0XkDfOsY28wUZgcGyJVeSSFohwvTv cELNq94IlP6xwQ9+M39egotlJ4+3k5GRfOzFvmmHpvm6j/Vaf0VU3EqZ9fWILEzf 8qc3KV60GFXBQ6n9qw4jalEyH2JIZWxaKf0a49vu2NdDmoG1DGNf1iMEZ3ZaVw6l /oANGPgWIASZNhkkyucpG83r2+tZm3HnE6ZethlK5rMzLq5nNOdAuzapV7ke8gte 156/Hfn6/aUfCNaUyhjBleRVyrHeV9xBSdlCqxkKtTMjg+N9IwaubN3kcRmaZ51Z XspJ+IDDQhN7/I4+yfygqjM+3yA3eamDMEIcAnOENuSY+hWT6pQCmPdp3eLNIZL0 DLI4FDJUxSH89RNz1CVBAQyu3ibs0ULcQhoe98wewtPdqu9SLRFWn2Y/K6eixwEH fbtLvr1cb24= =U0IG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Dzf7PL1Lq1yLAG1lsgpp--