Re: Does anyone understand NetworkManager?

["Thiago Bauermann" <thiago bauermann gmail com>]

2006/8/15, Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>:

> On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 12:56 -0400, Darren Albers wrote:
> > Mmm  Dan/Robert is NM using ap_scan=1 or 2?
> Depends on the distro-specific package, some patch them.  But in
> general, we'd like to use _2_ everywhere to force wpa_supplicant to do 
> what _we_ want, rather than trying to be too clever on its own.

Mmm.... in supplicant_send_network_config() there's the following excerpt:

       /* Use "AP_SCAN 2" if:
        * - The wireless network is non-broadcast or Ad-Hoc 
        * - The wireless driver does not support WPA (stupid drivers...)
        */
       is_adhoc = (nm_ap_get_mode(ap) == IW_MODE_ADHOC);
       if (!nm_ap_get_broadcast (ap) || is_adhoc || !supports_wpa) 
               ap_scan = "AP_SCAN 2";

For all other cases NM  seems to be using ap_scan = 1. Is there a reason why ap_scan = 2 is not used more extensively, then?

> > David can you change your wpa_supplicant.conf so that ap_scan=1 rather
> > than 2 and see if you have any issues?
> Quite correct, that's exactly what we need to know here.

Could you elaborate on what this will show, for my enlightenment (and of other interested people, maybe)?
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