Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:38324 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932211AbZJ0VBO (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:01:14 -0400 Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:59:13 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Charles Gordon Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: iwlist wlan0 scan disrupts communications Message-ID: <20091027205913.GF15566@tuxdriver.com> References: <86201b3f0910271340t51aa6c0bgff43e6e7211a0dee@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <86201b3f0910271340t51aa6c0bgff43e6e7211a0dee@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 04:40:46PM -0400, Charles Gordon wrote: > I am using version 2.6.28 of the kernel and version 0.9.11-nogit of > iw. Communications are disrupted and the device stops responding to > ping when I use the command "iwlist wlan0 scan". Communications are > restored when the command completes. Is this behavior expected? Has > it been fixed in a later release? The device has to change frequencies to conduct the scan. Kinda like missing part of a show while you are flipping channels... :-) -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.