Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:36:05 GMT From: Andrwe Grillet <andrew@grillet.co.uk> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/182600: Wireless install fails if channel is 12 or 13 Message-ID: <201310031136.r93Ba5JX071944@oldred.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201310031140.r93Be04L089099@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 182600 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Wireless install fails if channel is 12 or 13 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Oct 03 11:40:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andrwe Grillet >Release: Release 9.2 >Organization: >Environment: Not available >Description: Trying to install from boot-only CD, The scan for Wifi channels failed if the AP was on channel 13 (which we normally use here - I am in the UK). Changing to 12 dis not resolve the problem. CHaning to channel 4 did. Note that the scan only shows 4 SSIDs even though a scan reveals nine in range, and the real problem could be a failure to allow sufficient channels to be viewable after the scan. >How-To-Repeat: Try to install on network where AP is on channel 13 (or there are more than 4 APs before the channel of the AP you want). >Fix: During install, all channels should be allowed, not just those permitted in the most restrictive jurisdictions, and the maximum number of APs/SSIDs displayed probably needs to exceed 12. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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