From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:59293 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932494AbZHUXPf (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:15:35 -0400 Message-ID: <4A8F2A96.6070408@gmx.de> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:15:34 +0200 From: Joerg Albert MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: mac80211: reassociate in STA mode after AP was power-cycled References: <4A8F0D8D.7000508@gmx.de> <1250889836.4600.21.camel@johannes.local> In-Reply-To: <1250889836.4600.21.camel@johannes.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 08/21/2009 11:23 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 23:11 +0200, Joerg Albert wrote: >> I had a ar9170usb device in STA mode associated to an AP and power-cycled the AP - slowly enough to get the >> STA disassociated. >> >> I wonder why the STA doesn't re-associate again to the AP once it's up again. Waited for 5+ minutes. > > It told userspace that it disconnected, and as such it can't do anything > any more. Just run wpa_supplicant. Thanks, that helped. I wasn't aware that wpa_supplicant controls non-wpa connections, too. Jörg.