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Re: [PATCH 1/2] orinoco: fix TKIP countermeasure behaviour

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On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:42 PM, David Kilroy <kilroyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Enable the port when disabling countermeasures, and disable it on
> enabling countermeasures.
>
> This bug causes the response of the system to certain attacks to be
> ineffective.
>
> It also prevents wpa_supplicant from getting scan results, as
> wpa_supplicant disables countermeasures on startup - preventing the
> hardware from scanning.
>
> wpa_supplicant works with ap_mode=2 because the commit handler
> re-enables to port.
>
> The log tends to look like:
>
> State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
> Starting AP scan for wildcard SSID
> Scan requested (ret=0) - scan timeout 5 seconds
> EAPOL: disable timer tick
> EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
> Scan timeout - try to get results
> Failed to get scan results
> Failed to get scan results - try scanning again
> Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec
> Starting AP scan for wildcard SSID
> Scan requested (ret=-1) - scan timeout 5 seconds
> Failed to initiate AP scan.
>
> Reported by: Giacomo Comes <comes@naic@edu>
> Signed-off by: David Kilroy <kilroyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>

Wrong Email - should be  <comes@xxxxxxxx>?

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