Bug 405557

Summary:	net-wireless/wireless-tools-30_pre9: Failed to read scan data : Argument list too long
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Petr Gregor <p.gregy>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Jory A. Pratt <anarchy>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	paudis info

Description Petr Gregor 2012-02-24 11:01:42 UTC

When I am in area with A LOT of wireless networks, scan fails with: Failed to read scan data : Argument list too long

Also wpa_supplicant fails to connect (i guess because it cannot scan)

System info:
net-wireless/wireless-tools-30_pre9
vanilla-sources-3.2.6
Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35) (iwlwifi)

Comment 1 Jory A. Pratt gentoo-dev

2012-02-24 13:59:31 UTC

This is actually due to your wireless card, any mixed networks will result in the card failing to transmit or receive. Attach emerge --info to bug report please.

Comment 2 Petr Gregor 2012-02-24 14:20:47 UTC

Created attachment 303057 [details]
paudis info

Comment 3 Petr Gregor 2012-02-24 14:20:57 UTC

What do you mean by "mixed networks"? It works fine until I move to the center of the building.