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Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:12:19 -0500
From: Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@cfl.rr.com>
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To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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Subject: Re: Wireless network problem with Access Point selection using ifup
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On 12/06/2012 10:03 AM, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-12-06 at 09:10 -0500, Mark Hounschell wrote:
>>   I'm using
>> traditional ifup with static configurations.
>
> You should at least run wpa_supplicant, which will pick a better network
> and reconnect if the connection drops etc. Almost no device does that by
> itself any more.

  wpa_supplicant is running.

#ps ax | grep wpa

wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/var/run/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf -Dnl80211,wext 
-P/var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0.pid -B


When the router in the middle of the house is chosen, as opposed to the 
range extender in the very same room, the network works for a time but 
eventually disassociates, usually reason 7, and never reconnects to 
anything.

Mark