| Summary: | associate_order="forceany" doesn't force like associate_order="preferredonly" | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Daevid Vincent <daevid> |
| Component: | [OLD] baselayout | Assignee: | Roy Marples (RETIRED) <uberlord> |
| Status: | VERIFIED TEST-REQUEST | ||
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | High | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | x86 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
| Attachments: | Fixes the issue | ||
So don't set forceany, why do you expect two different options to behave the same? Read the comments in wireless.example. I don't expect them to behave the same. I expect them to work as described. According to the documentation and also the wiki page here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=4 "any", just as it says, will associate with ANY AP it finds first basically. Not very helpful when I'm at home or work, where there are many APs around and I want to attach to a very specific one. So, I can't use that one. any - Default behaviour preferredonly - We will only connect to visible APs in the preferred list forcepreferred - We will forceably connect to APs in the preferred order if they are not found in a scan forcepreferredonly - Do not scan for APs, instead just try to connect to each one in order forceany - Same as forcepreferred + connect to any other available AP If I use just 'forcepreferred', then I have to change this freakin' file every time I'm out at a coffee shop or something. The choice "foreany" is exactly what I want, and all I'm asking for is the driver to work as defined. Connect to my preferred networks (IN ORDER) and then if none are found, connect to any found. Reporter neglected to attach emerge --info Here is my 'emerge --info', however I fail to see what that has to do with anything. The driver compiles and installs fine. I'm online using it now. The problem is that a config setting isn't working as documented. It's a logic flaw, not a compilation problem. emerge --info Portage 2.0.51.22-r3 (default-linux/x86/2005.1, gcc-3.3.6, glibc-2.3.5-r2, 2.6.14-gentoo-r2 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.14-gentoo-r2 i686 Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 - M CPU 2.00GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.6.13 distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] ccache version 2.3 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.2.3-r6, 2.3.5-r2, 2.4.2 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.12 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r1 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.20 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium4 -funroll-loops -fprefetch-loop-arrays -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/splash /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium4 -funroll-loops -fprefetch-loop-arrays -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig ccache distlocks fixpackages keepwork parallel-fetch sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/gentoo/ http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ ftp://213.186.33.38/gentoo-distfiles/" LINGUAS="en" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 X aalib acl acpi alsa apm arts audiofile avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bzip2 cdr crypt curl eds emboss encode esd evo exif expat fam flac foomaticdb fortran gd gdbm ggi gif glut gmp gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 idn imagemagick imlib ipv6 java jpeg kde lcms libg++ libwww mad mhash mikmod mmx mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg mysql ncurses nls nptl nptlonly nvidia ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pcmcia pcre pda pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline recode ruby samba sdl slang spell sse ssl svga tcltk tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev usb vhosts vorbis wifi xine xml2 xmms xv xvid zlib linguas_en userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY Created attachment 74085 [details, diff]
Fixes the issue
Please test the above patch (In reply to comment #6) > Please test the above patch I would love to, please give me exact details on how to apply this and re- compile. I'm a user of gentoo, not a developer. cd / patch -p0 < /path/to/patch (In reply to comment #8) > cd / > patch -p0 < /path/to/patch really? then how do I 'emerge'? I've tried this kind of thing before and it always complains about MD5 failures and stuff... It patches your live filesystem as it's only a script and not a binary However, it slots quite happily into an ebuild also Edit /usr/portage/sys-apps/baselayout/baselayout-1.11.13.ebuild and put this at the end of the src_unpack() function epatch "/path/to/patch" Then you can emerge it with the patch included. finally got around to trying this, but it doesn't seem to work still... locutus ~ # cd / locutus / # patch -p0 < /root/iwconfig.patch patching file lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/iwconfig in file /etc/conf.d/wireless preferred_aps=( "MATRIX" "IN" "RedLine" ) I would now expect to connect to "IN" as that is my work's AP locutus conf.d # /etc/init.d/net.ath0 start * Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ] * Starting ath0 * Loading networking modules for ath0 * modules: iwconfig essidnet iptunnel ifconfig dhcpcd apipa * iwconfig provides wireless * ifconfig provides interface * dhcpcd provides dhcp * Configuring wireless network for ath0 * Connecting to "ANY" (WEP Disabled) ... [ ok ] * ath0 connected to "abcpacific" at 00:06:25:A4:34:AE * in managed mode (WEP disabled) * Configuring ath0 for "abcpacific" ... [ ok ] * Bringing up ath0 * Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming dhcp * dhcp * Running dhcpcd ... [ ok ] * ath0 received address 192.168.1.122 locutus conf.d # /etc/init.d/net.ath0 restart * Stopping ath0 * Loading networking modules for ath0 * modules: iwconfig essidnet iptunnel ifconfig iproute2 dhcpcd pump apipa * Bringing down ath0 * Stopping dhcpcd on ath0 ... [ ok ] * Shutting down ath0 ... [ ok ] * Starting ath0 * Loading networking modules for ath0 * modules: iwconfig essidnet iptunnel ifconfig dhcpcd apipa * iwconfig provides wireless * ifconfig provides interface * dhcpcd provides dhcp * Configuring wireless network for ath0 * Connecting to "ANY" (WEP Disabled) ... [ ok ] * ath0 connected to "testlab_1100b" at 00:40:96:A4:96:43 * in managed mode (WEP disabled) * Configuring ath0 for "testlab_1100b" ... [ ok ] * Bringing up ath0 * Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming dhcp * dhcp * Running dhcpcd ... [ ok ] * ath0 received address 172.16.2.20 why does it always say ' Connecting to "ANY" (WEP Disabled) ... ' I will try this from home and see if it works there, as that was the original place I saw the problems (same notebook computer though) I guess you have essid_ath0="ANY" set somewhere ..... Don't set essid_ath0 at all! Well hot damn... what do you know. I feel stupid now. I bet that was the problem all along. Everything just worked now! |
I run Gentoo with an internal mini-pci Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) * net-wireless/madwifi-driver Latest version available: 0.1_pre20050420-r1 Latest version installed: 0.1_pre20050420-r1 * net-wireless/madwifi-tools Latest version available: 0.1_pre20050420 Latest version installed: 0.1_pre20050420 i set in /etc/conf.d/wireless the flag preferred_aps=( "MATRIX" "IN" ) first being my home network, the second being my work network. if i set the associate_order flag to 'any' or 'forceany', while at my home, i would expect to associate to 'MATRIX'. However, more often than not, it tries to associate with a neighbors WAP. If I set to 'preferredonly', then i get onto my network. associate_order="preferredonly" #associate_order="forceany" #associate_order_ath0="any" Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. I posted this on the madwifi bug tracker and this is the reply I got: #180: associate_order="forceany" doesn't force like associate_order="preferredonly" --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Reporter: daevid@daevid.com | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: madwifi: other | Version: madwifi-old Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Comment (by mrenzmann): This is a Gentoo-specific problem, related to the scripts that come along with the driver or the distribution. So our bug tracker seems to be the wrong place to report this problem. Unless the driver shows unexpected behaviour (in this case you should reopen this ticket and add relevant details in a comment) you should either contact the package maintainer or file a bug in Gentoo's [http://bugs.gentoo.org/ bugzilla]. -- Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/180> Madwifi <http://madwifi.org/> Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity