On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 07:22:17PM +0200, Helmut Schaa wrote: > Since EAPOL frames are normal data frames they are treated by the rate > control algorithm as such. Thus it can happen that the rate control > algorithm chooses an inappropriate rate (minstrel_ht uses MCS rates for > example) for the 4-way handshake and under low signal conditions the > handshake may time out. > > To fix this issue always treat EAPOL frames the same as management > frames and send them with the lowest available rate. I don't think that this should be applied for the reasons given (and alternative mechanisms proposed) in the discussion. -- Jouni Malinen PGP id EFC895FA -- 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
