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From: Michael Forbes <miforbes@MIT.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Bug#633919: /lib/modules/2.6.39-2-amd64/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko:
 cfg80211 calling CRDA drops wireless connection, clears ssid
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>>
>> 2011-07-14 20:38 [root@******** miforbes]# iw event
>> wlan0 (phy #0): deauth a0:88:b4:68:59:e4 -> 16:18:0a:30:23:5c reason 4: Disassociated due to inactivity
>> wlan0 (phy #0): disconnected (local request)
> [...]
>
> I would have expected that to appear in the kernel log.

Well, AFAIK `iw' doesn't seem to be well-integrated into Debian yet, and 
indeed wasn't installed on my laptop until I did so manually.  `iwevent' 
doesn't give the reason for deauthentication.  So perhaps the log just 
isn't getting the information from the right sources.

> Don't know what's going on here but maybe the upstream wireless
> developers can work it out.

Thanks!

-Michael