netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] bcm43xx: set channel when the interface is brought up

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Date:	Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:34:51 -0500
From:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...izon.net>
To:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>
Cc:	bcm43xx-dev@...ts.berlios.de, "Ivo Van Doorn" <ivdoorn@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] bcm43xx: set channel when the interface is brought up

On Thursday 25 January 2007 09:23, Jiri Benc wrote:
>On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:05:32 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> Oh?  I'm sitting here watching the tty0 screen of my lappy after x has
>> been started, and I have established a connection, but SoftMAC is
>> still logging its scan activity, starting with channel 1 and scanning
>> 14 channels.  Its doing this at approximately 2 minute intervals.  So
>> I think we have your definition of a clear bug and misbehaviour.
>
>Yes. As well as some other wireless drivers. But that's not worth
>fixing.
>
>Also, please note that softmac isn't going to do user space MLME so
>it is not relevant at all.

MLME?  More acronyms I've not put in my wet dictionary.. :)

> Jiri

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