Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 14:16:08 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: "R. Tyler Croy" <tyler@monkeypox.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Transitioning between multiple APs with iwn(4) Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=ZTfLSCRXeoY6gNnZXUm-p8BBRJ2xOvQ3F0r6FhRV39w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20131209215929.GB8233@kiwi.corp.lookout.com> References: <20131209215929.GB8233@kiwi.corp.lookout.com>
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Unfortunately our WPA supplicant isn't doing pre auth or implementing the roaming logic fully. It would be nice for someone to fill in that gap. adrian On Dec 9, 2013 2:00 PM, "R. Tyler Croy" <tyler@monkeypox.org> wrote: > I've been experimenting today with using my iwn(4) (PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN > [Shiloh]) based wireless card, moving around the office. > > Overall we probably have 30 APs floating around, all broadcasting the same > essid, which uses WPA2 with TKIP/PEAP. I find that my wlan0 device falls > into a > "no-carrier" status when I move too far away from the AP I origianlly > connected > too. > > I'm wondering if there's something specific with wpa_supplicant that needs > to > be done to maintain connections, or if the wireless driver itself is not > properly identifying duplicate AP names and switching when I move around. > > > Any suggestions for improving my in-office wireless experience? > > > Cheers > - R. Tyler Croy > ------------------ > Code: https://github.com/rtyler > Chatter: https://twitter.com/agentdero > rtyler@jabber.org > >
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