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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:05:32 -0500 From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...izon.net> To: bcm43xx-dev@...ts.berlios.de Cc: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>, "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 07:50, Jiri Benc wrote: >On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:47:08 +0100, Ivo Van Doorn wrote: >> Correct, similar problems have been detected in rt2x00. The temporary >> solution in there is to demand a scanning operation after the >> interface has been brought up. > >Scanning? No no no, please! That would be a clear bug and misbehaviour. > > Jiri 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. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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