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Date:      Sun, 03 Nov 2002 14:10:09 +0100
From:      Jacques Caron <Jacques.Caron@IPsector.com>
To:        "Lawrence Farr" <freebsd-net@epcdirect.co.uk>
Cc:        <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Disconnect and Reconnects using Hostap
Message-ID:  <5.1.1.6.0.20021103140845.0294e330@pop.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <001a01c2831f$2ae87f20$c20aa8c0@lfarr>

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Hi,

This happened to me a couple of times (station constantly disconnecting and 
re-associating right away), but it disappeared after the next reboot. 
Didn't happen since, have no idea what the cause for it was...

Jacques.

At 10:55 03/11/2002, Lawrence Farr wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Im running:
>
>4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #4: Wed Oct 16 20:54:37 BST 2002
>
>with:
>
>wi0: <Intersil Prism2.5> mem 0xffbef000-0xffbeffff irq 11 at device 19.0
>on pci0
>wi0: 802.11 address: 00:05:5d:ee:23:57
>wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3874A(Mini-PCI)
>wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.00.05, Station 1.03.04
>
>Being set up with:
>
>ifconfig_wi0="inet 192.168.10.254  netmask 255.255.255.0 mediaopt hostap
>ssid gate channel 3"
>
>That works flawlessly, until a connected machine is idle network
>wise for a few minutes. The client machine disconnects and then
>immediately reconnects to the hostap box. Same machines don't do
>this on a "real" access point. Any ideas anyone?
>
>Lawrence Farr
>EPC Direct Limited
>
>
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