Return-path: Received: from mx2.compro.net ([12.186.155.4]:62666 "EHLO mx2.compro.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751279Ab2LJRic (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:38:32 -0500 Message-ID: <50C61E16.3010404@compro.net> (sfid-20121210_183835_610838_E23CB623) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:38:30 -0500 From: Mark Hounschell Reply-To: markh@compro.net MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Larry Finger CC: Johannes Berg , dmarkh@cfl.rr.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: rtl8192cu problem - Re: Wireless network problem with Access Point selection using ifup References: <50C0A743.3000305@compro.net> (sfid-20121206_152423_356618_ADE5D3BC) <1354806200.18211.1.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <50C1C103.1000803@cfl.rr.com> <50C256A9.7010008@compro.net> <1354913688.9124.2.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <50C25A4B.8030302@compro.net> <50C5B65F.4040104@cfl.rr.com> <1355135199.9857.11.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <50C5C321.1090501@cfl.rr.com> <1355138959.9857.13.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <50C5CEF4.1070907@cfl.rr.com> <1355143613.9857.20.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <50C60CAB.4080400@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <50C60CAB.4080400@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 12/10/2012 11:24 AM, Larry Finger wrote: > On 12/10/2012 06:46 AM, Johannes Berg wrote: >> On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 07:00 -0500, Mark Hounschell wrote: >> >>> Should I file and bug report and/or contact the author? >> >> Larry, the issue seems to be that rtl8192cu doesn't scan after having >> disconnected at least once, and maybe doesn't report any/good signal >> strength values. > > The problem is likely that rtl8192cu goes mute after a disconnect. I'm > not sure if it happens only with WPA/WPA2 or if all encryption methods > are affected. I have not yet found the problem, but this and other > reports have increased the priority. > FYI, If you look at the logs for the instance when the furthest away AP was selected (info-furthest-away), At least I, see no disconnections at all. It selected the furthest AP yet was unusable. Yet no disconnects and iwconfig showed good. Mark