On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 12:20:02PM +0100, Dominik Heidler wrote: > there is this noscan patch for hostapd around the internet, > that allows to use HT40 even with many SSID broadcasts nearby. > It added an option noscan=1 that can be used in the config > to enable this behavior. > I attached it to this email. > > I'm wondering if there is a certain reason (maybe of regulatory nature) > that this patch hasn't been merged into the hostapd code. Yes, 20/40 MHz co-existence requirements mandate that scan and updates to the primary channel selection based on the channels that the neighboring APs use. -- Jouni Malinen PGP id EFC895FA _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
