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From: Fabio Rossi <rossi.f@inwind.it>
To: Meelis Roos <mroos@ut.ee>
Subject: Re: RT2500 scan problem in 2.6.28
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:42:43 +0100
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On Friday 26 December 2008, Meelis Roos wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I finally found a network where rt2x00 driver works reliably (using
> 2.6.27). However, it does not work anymore with 2.6.28.
>
> The network uses hidden SSID so wpa_supplicant is configured with
> ap_scan to find it. This works fine in 2.6.27 but the scan fails with
> 2.6.28. Rugging wpa_supplicant in debug mode tells the scan finds a
> network with ssid='' and it does not match.
>
> How can I debug it some more? I'm here with the network today and
> tomorrow, then I will leav for home.

Hi Meelis,
are you using the official kernel release or wireless-testing? In 
wireless-testing there's included a patch for associating to hidden networks 
when SSID=''. You can see the SSID value with iwlist <if> scanning.

Fabio