Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:54:21 GMT From: Johann <jhugo@meraka.csir.co.za> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/167798: problem with "ifconfig list scan" command in ad-hoc mode Message-ID: <201205111354.q4BDsLi0074187@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201205111400.q4BE0RsN041211@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 167798 >Category: misc >Synopsis: problem with "ifconfig list scan" command in ad-hoc mode >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri May 11 14:00:27 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Johann >Release: 9.0-STABLE >Organization: CSIR >Environment: FreeBSD mesh-2aee 9.0-STABLE FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE #1: Tue Feb 14 09:13:11 SAST 2012 jhay@magrathea.meraka.csir.co.za:/var/scratch/9-stable/obj/i386.i386/var/scratch/9-stable/src/sys/SMALL i386 >Description: The "ifconfig list scan" command does not work in adhoc mode if the channel was manually set with "ifconfig wlanX channel Y" It only works if the channel was not configured. >How-To-Repeat: ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 wlanmode adhoc ifconfig wlan0 bssid 66:98:40:46:b7:0a up ifconfig wlan0 list scan SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS meraka 0a:02:6f:8b:b6:93 11 54M -91:-96 100 EPS WME RSN ATH CSIR Guest 06:02:6f:8b:b6:93 11 54M -90:-96 100 ES WME ATH ------------------------------------------------------------------ Now lock the channel, after that "list scan" gives no more output. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ifconfig wlan0 down ifconfig wlan0 channel 13 up ifconfig wlan0 list scan ------------------------------------------------------------------ Remove the channel selection and it works again ------------------------------------------------------------------ ifconfig wlan0 down ifconfig wlan0 channel - ifconfig wlan0 up mesh-2aee:~ # ifconfig wlan0 list scan SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS CSIR Wireless 00:02:6f:8b:b6:93 11 54M -89:-96 100 EPS WME RSN ATH CSIR Guest 06:02:6f:8b:b6:93 11 54M -90:-96 100 ES WME ATH >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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