WPA regression (was: CVS commit: src/dist/wpa)

[Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd%2008.salmi.ch@localhost>]

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Stephen M. Rumble --> source-changes (2008-01-28 18:13:47 -0500):
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
>>> This works great for me, I can now use my 11g network again -- thanks!!!
>>
>> Crap, spoke too soon -- not long after I wrote this email, my old  
>> issue where a NetBSD wifi client can kill my 11g network came up  
>> again.
>>
>> So I should say, "no regressions" :-)
>
> I'm seeing a significant regression:
>
> My ath0 will now completely stop working after about 5-10 minutes. I  
> have to ifconfig down/up and restart wpa_supplicant.

Does it stop working exactly when the first GTK rekeying takes place?
If yes, it's probably the same problem I'm trying to debug ATM (using
hostapd(8) and wpa_supplicant(8) with ath(4) on NetBSD/i386 current).


> Reverting to wpa_supplicant 0.4.9 made everything better again (I've  
> been using it without issue for months).

The problem I'm seeing also occurred with 0.4.9, but far less often
than with 0.6.2.


Regards, Jukka

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