From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.78.25]:38193 "EHLO ey-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751942AbYKUTuF (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:50:05 -0500 Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 6so457310eyi.37 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:50:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <492710E6.7020506@gmail.com> (sfid-20081121_205010_462617_679AD8D6) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:49:58 +0200 From: Maxim Levitsky MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bob Copeland CC: ath5k-devel@lists.ath5k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath5k: set mac address in add_interface References: <20081118044037.GA18983@hash.localnet> In-Reply-To: <20081118044037.GA18983@hash.localnet> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Bob Copeland wrote: > Hi Maxim, > > Please try this patch. I didn't have a problem changing the mac address > after it was set to something else. I did kick it to re-associate with > the AP, though. > Tested it, this still doesn't work: iwconfig wlan0 down macchanger wlan0 iwconfig wlan0 up ...... at that point card doesn't associate. if I now set mac back to original, it works. setting the mac before first ifconfig up (or networkmanager) works. I did some more testing on wireless transfer speeds, I post a separate message about that, very soon. Best regards, Maxim Levitsky