Here's a log of the events with some kernel msgs. First, a successfull association: ##HS nl80211_trigger_scan:2922 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:53:11:dc:40, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:53:11:dc:40, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:13:19:80:da:30, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:d4:44:35:90, probe resp 0 eth1: direct probe to AP 00:13:19:80:da:30 (try 1) eth1 direct probe responded eth1: authenticate with AP 00:13:19:80:da:30 (try 1) eth1: authenticated eth1: associate with AP 00:13:19:80:da:30 (try 1) eth1: RX AssocResp from 00:13:19:80:da:30 (capab=0x11 status=0 aid=53) eth1: associated And here the user-space view: 1253275071.933750: wpa_driver_nl80211_scan:1570 1253275071.934167: NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN 1253275072.454547: NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS 1253275072.454652: Received scan results (3 BSSes) 1253275072.454670: ##HS 0: 00:1b:53:11:dc:40 ssid='MNFUNK' freq=2412 1253275072.454689: ##HS 1: 00:1b:d4:44:35:90 ssid='MNWPA' freq=2412 1253275072.454706: ##HS 2: 00:13:19:80:da:30 ssid='MNHS' freq=2412 1253275072.454728: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 1253275072.454791: Trying to authenticate with 00:13:19:80:da:30 (SSID='MNHS' freq=2412 MHz) 1253275072.704223: NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE 1253275072.704244: MLME event NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE 1253275072.704267: Trying to associate with 00:13:19:80:da:30 (SSID='MNHS' freq=2412 MHz) 1253275072.762116: NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE 1253275072.762136: MLME event NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE 1253275072.762175: Associated with 00:13:19:80:da:30 1253275072.767178: NL80211_CMD_CONNECT 1253275072.880891: WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:13:19:80:da:30 [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP] 1253275072.880931: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:13:19:80:da:30 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=] Now I take away the AP: eth1: deauthenticated from 00:13:19:80:da:30 (Reason: 1) ##HS nl80211_trigger_scan:2922 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:53:11:dc:40, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:d4:44:35:90, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:d4:44:35:90, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:53:11:dc:40, probe resp 0 ##HS ieee80211_scan_rx:150 mac 00:1b:d4:44:35:90, probe resp 0 Note: there was no beacon nor probe-response from 00:13:19:80:da:30. 253275108.483431: NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE 1253275108.483451: MLME event NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE 1253275108.483464: ##HS wpa_supplicant_event_disassoc:1040 1253275108.483490: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 1253275108.483857: wpa_driver_nl80211_scan:1570 1253275108.484063: NL80211_CMD_DISCONNECT 1253275108.484106: NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN 1253275108.958527: NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS 1253275108.958624: Received scan results (3 BSSes) 1253275108.958642: ##HS 0: 00:1b:53:11:dc:40 ssid='MNFUNK' freq=2412 1253275108.958661: ##HS 1: 00:1b:d4:44:35:90 ssid='MNWPA' freq=2412 1253275108.958677: ##HS 2: 00:13:19:80:da:30 ssid='MNHS' freq=2412 But here it was in the results. And because of that, wpa_supplicant tries to use this AP in vain: 1253275108.958746: Trying to authenticate with 00:13:19:80:da:30 (SSID='MNHS' freq=2412 MHz) 1253275109.722468: NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE ... -- http://www.holgerschurig.de -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html