David Gnedt <david.gnedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Am 2011-01-31 17:02, schrieb Kalle Valo: > >> I would like to step back and first look at the problem you are trying >> to solve and maybe there's a way we can fix the join command. Was it >> something to do with firmware sending extra frames? Unfortunately TI >> firmwares are notorious for that. > > Yeah, you are right, but I don't think the JOIN command can be > fixed. Even if we use it with a zero BSSID and zero SSID, it sends > some frames. What frames are we talking about exactly? (I can't test this right now.) > All in all I think the JOIN command was only meant to be used when you really > want to associate. Yes, that has been my impression as well. But I really don't know if we have any better options. Adding the hack you did to tx path is really awkward as well. > It would be really unpleasant if the firmware keeps sending frames > while channel hopping (through user-space software) in monitor mode. I don't see it as that bad really, but of course it depends what frames are sent. -- Kalle Valo -- 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
