Messages in this thread | | | From | Michael Buesch <> | Subject | Re: [REGRESSION] Trouble seeing some wireless networks in latest git | Date | Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:48:49 +0200 |
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On Sunday 27 April 2008 17:43:39 Larry Finger wrote: > Priit Laes wrote: > > Hey, > > > > There seems to be some kind of regression in wireless drivers that makes > > it not possible to see some wireless networks. > > > > This can be seen with both b43 and iwl3945 drivers. > > > > Using Kismet wireless scanner these networks were visible under latest > > git. > > All the networks rendered invisible seem to be from channels: 1 (one > > network visible), 3, 8, 12 and 13. Visible networks are in channels 1, > > 4, 6, 9 and 11. > > > > Any hints how to debug this further? > > This regression sounds like a perfect place to use git bisection. As it affects > b43 and iwl3945, I would suspect some change in mac80211.
Nah, it's a regulatory setting issue. The default regdomain is US, which only allows chans 1-11. There's some module parameter to switch the regdomain. This is not a regression, but a feature.
-- Greetings Michael.
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