Return-path: Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:60280 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752634AbZJTRQH (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:16:07 -0400 Subject: Re: Wrong BSSID generation in IBSS mode with ath5k From: reinette chatre To: Karol =?UTF-8?Q?Pucy=C5=84ski?= Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <1256052469.6550.7.camel@kpucynski-laptop> References: <1256052469.6550.7.camel@kpucynski-laptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:16:05 -0700 Message-Id: <1256058965.21134.1409.camel@rc-desk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 08:27 -0700, Karol Pucyński wrote: > I have IBSS network (based on ath5k cards). > With the same channel/essid set cards often can't "negotiate" the > same BSSID. Two nodes beside each other both create new IBSS networks > and they are not trying to merge. > Workaround: forcing BSSID with iw does work. > > Do you know what can be the reason of this problem? > > Tested on 2.6.31 kernel. May be related to my earlier problem 'ath5k > IBSS fixed rate'... Are you using compat-wireless? If not, then ignore this email. If you are using the latest wireless bits using compat-wireless then you may have run into this issue http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/41129 Reinette