Subject: Re: ath(4) and stealth AP
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
List: current-users
Date: 04/19/2006 13:55:39
Tatoku Ogaito <tacha@tack.fukui-med.ac.jp> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm having a problem with the ath(4) device recently.
>
> After the "Big update on ath and net80211", 
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2006/03/02/0001.html,
> both of my ath on pci (ThinkPad X31) and ath on cardbus cannot find
> wireless network which provided by stealth Access Point.
>
> Since wi(4) and iwi(4) can connect the same network at same time,
> I think it is the problem on ath.
>
> Also, when I change the AP setting to announce its SSID, ath 
> CAN connect to the network.
>
> Has anybody else noticed any problem like this ?

Not with ath, but with ral AND wpa_supplicant. It's unable to
find the AP is SSID broadcast is off.

-- 
  Rui Paulo			<rpaulo@{NetBSD{,-PT}.org,fnop.net}>