Return-path: Received: from mail-qc0-f174.google.com ([209.85.216.174]:43635 "EHLO mail-qc0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753460Ab2LJQYP (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:24:15 -0500 Received: by mail-qc0-f174.google.com with SMTP id o22so1602806qcr.19 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:24:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <50C60CAB.4080400@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20121210_172419_786204_FB3A2D55) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:24:11 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: dmarkh@cfl.rr.com, markh@compro.net, 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> In-Reply-To: <1355143613.9857.20.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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. Larry