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Subject: Re: [RFC] mac80211: support for IEEE80211N in IBSS
From: Brian Prodoehl <bprodoehl@gmail.com>
To: Baldomero Coll <baldo.ath9k@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Baldomero Coll <baldo.ath9k@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 1)When I join/create the HT IBSS network (iw dev wlan0 ibss join baldoHT 2412
> HT20),my wireless card tries to scan and create several network with different
> BSSID. [1]
>
> This command [*] should create it.
>
> 2)And if I join/create the HT IBSS network adding fixed-freq and fixed-BSSID it
> happends the same! [2].
>
> Based on the command [*], why it tries to create new BSSIDs?
>
> [*]
> Join the IBSS cell with the given SSID, if it doesn't exist create it on the
> given frequency. When fixed frequency is requested, don't join/create a cell on
> a different frequency. When a fixed BSSID is requested use that BSSID and do not
> adopt another cell's BSSID even if it has higher TSF and the same SSID.
>
> [1]
> Feb ?4 17:47:29 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 3618.354382] wlan0: Creating new IBSS
> network, BSSID 5a:48:a7:db:3d:e5
> Feb ?4 17:47:30 uwicore-desktop wpa_supplicant[900]: No network configuration
> found for the current AP
> ...
> Feb ?4 17:49:31 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 3739.988024] wlan0: Trigger new scan
> to find an IBSS to join
> Feb ?4 17:49:41 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 3750.263484] wlan0: Creating new IBSS
> network, BSSID 52:89:c5:d0:53:19
> Feb ?4 17:49:42 uwicore-desktop wpa_supplicant[900]: No network configuration
> found for the current AP
> Feb ?4 17:49:44 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 3753.000025] wlan0: Trigger new scan
> to find an IBSS to join
>
> [2]
> Feb ?4 17:55:17 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 4085.420015] wlan0: Creating new IBSS
> network, BSSID 11:11:11:11:11:11
> Feb ?4 17:55:17 uwicore-desktop wpa_supplicant[900]: No network configuration
> found for the current AP
> Feb ?4 17:55:19 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 4087.988026] wlan0: Trigger new scan
> to find an IBSS to join
> Feb ?4 17:55:29 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 4098.274430] wlan0: Creating new IBSS
> network, BSSID 8a:28:f2:8f:0f:b4
> Feb ?4 17:55:30 uwicore-desktop wpa_supplicant[900]: No network configuration
> found for the current AP
> Feb ?4 17:55:32 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 4101.000037] wlan0: Trigger new scan
> to find an IBSS to join
> Feb ?4 17:55:42 uwicore-desktop kernel: [ 4111.282690] wlan0: Creating new IBSS
> network, BSSID ee:35:37:46:4c:66
>
>
> Baldomero Coll

So, are you using iw, or are you using wpa_supplicant?  Your previous
email had the iw command, but now this email has a warning message
coming out of wpa_supplicant.  Do you have NetworkManager running?  I
have no problems setting up an 802.11n IBSS network using iw.

-Brian