Tested today with bgscan added. Didn’t connect to home network until I manually run ifconfig wlan0 scan. Again, this is with failover lagg. It did however realize I wasn’t at the office anymore and the ssid field was empty in ifconfig output. Sometimes it stays the same long after I leave the network. On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 18:25 Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_cschubert.com> wrote: > In message <7938e5fa-67da-35fa-10d0-ee3004438df7_at_FreeBSD.org>, Johannes > Lundber > g writes: > > > > On 9/19/19 3:06 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > > > So roaming in ifconfig/net80211 is what's set to manual. > > > > > > wpa_supplicant right now does RSSI threshold based roaming. All of the > > > roaming and network preferences when wpa_supplicant is running is done > > > in wpa_supplicant. That's where you have to look. Ideally > > > wpa_supplicant would be triggering bgscan too periodically rather than > > > only when the RSSI is low. > > > > > > > > > > > > -adrian > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 15:04, Cy Schubert <cy.schubert_at_gmail.com > > > <mailto:cy.schubert_at_gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > > On September 19, 2019 8:20:07 AM PDT, Adrian Chadd > > > <adrian.chadd_at_gmail.com <mailto:adrian.chadd_at_gmail.com>> wrote: > > > >Roaming is done in wpa_supplicant when it's running.That's where > the > > > >smarts > > > >need to be. :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-adrian > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 05:44, Bjoern A. Zeeb > > > ><bzeeb-lists_at_lists.zabbadoz.net > > > <mailto:bzeeb-lists_at_lists.zabbadoz.net>> > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 19 Sep 2019, at 12:28, Tom Jones wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> freebsd-wireless might be a better list for all this .. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 04:36:28PM +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp > > > wrote: > > > >> >> -------- > > > >> >> In message <707bcd3f-fa6b-82eb-fa8f-09c4b800f477_at_FreeBSD.org > >, > > > >> >> Johannes Lundber > > > >> >> g writes: > > > >> >> > > > >> >>> For a long time now I have had this problem with iwm and > wlan0. > > > >> >>> Whenever > > > >> >>> I move between work and home it won't reconnect > > > automatically and > > > >I > > > >> >>> have > > > >> >>> to do wlan0 scan manually for it to pick up the different > > > >network. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> I suffer from the dreaded "reason=0" when I move inside my > > > house: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > scan > > > >> >> OK > > > >> >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS > > > >> >> <3>Trying to associate with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > > > >(SSID='Palombia' > > > >> >> freq=2452 MHz) > > > >> >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > reason > > =0 > > > >> >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS > > > >> >> <3>Trying to associate with 6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 > > > >(SSID='Palombia' > > > >> >> freq=2412 MHz) > > > >> >> <3>Associated with 6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 > > > >> >> > > > >> >> a2:e9 is the loudest AP here in my office, but my I have > been in > > > >the > > > >> >> other end of the house iwn consistently fails to associate > > > with it > > > >> >> and > > > >> >> and keeps picking the weaker AP in the far end. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Eventually (hours!) it disconnects from the weaker ap, also > with > > > >> >> "reason=0" and gets it right: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> <3>WPA: Group rekeying completed with 6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 > > > >[GTK=CCMP] > > > >> >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=6c:3b:6b:ab:ce:d4 > reason > > =0 > > > >> >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS > > > >> >> <3>Trying to associate with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > > > >(SSID='Palombia' > > > >> >> freq=2452 MHz) > > > >> >> <3>Associated with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > > > >> >> <3>WPA: Key negotiation completed with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > > > >[PTK=CCMP > > > >> >> GTK=CCMP] > > > >> >> <3>CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to > 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > > > >> completed > > > >> >> [id=3 id_str=] > > > >> >> <3>WPA: Group rekeying completed with 6c:3b:6b:3d:a2:e9 > > > >[GTK=CCMP] > > > >> >> > > > >> >> And yes, working roaming would be nice too... > > > >> > > > > >> > I have the problem that when roaming networks become disabled > > > >> > > > > >> > $ wpa_cli > > > >> > Selected interface 'wlan0' > > > >> > > > > >> > Interactive mode > > > >> > > > > >> > > list_networks > > > >> > network id / ssid / bssid / flags > > > >> > 0 network1 any [CURRENT] > > > >> > 1 network2 any [DISABLED] > > > >> > 2 network3 any [DISABLED] > > > >> > 3 network4 any [DISABLED] > > > >> > 4 network5 any [DISABLED] > > > >> > Selected interface 'wlan0' > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > I address this by doing network_enable x in wpa_cli and it all > > > >comes > > > >> > back. I asked Adrian about this in the past, but it needs some > > > >> > debugging > > > >> > to pin down. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Is this iwm(4) as well in your case or another card? > > > >> > > > >> /bz > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> freebsd-wireless_at_freebsd.org > > > <mailto:freebsd-wireless_at_freebsd.org> mailing list > > > >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > > > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > >"freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org > > > <mailto:freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org> > > > >> " > > > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org> > > > mailing list > > > >https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > >"freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org > > > <mailto:freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org>" > > > > > > With wpa_supplicant running roaming is set to manual. Bgscan > > > should be enabled. > > > > > > At home we have two n (and 2 g) wifi networks. When powering off > > > one ap it connects to the other (in addition to using lagg to > > > failover from ethernet to wifi and back). > > > > > > Your wpa_supplicant should contain each ssid you intend to use. A > > > wildcard can be used for open networks. > > > > > > It's a while since I've tested this functionality but I can test > > > again when I get home tonight. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Pardon the typos and autocorrect, small keyboard in use. > > > Cheers, > > > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_cschubert.com > > > <mailto:Cy.Schubert_at_cschubert.com>> > > > FreeBSD UNIX: <cy_at_FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org > > > > > > The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few. > > > > > > > Hmm so in other words, you have to set bgscan for each network entry you > > want roaming? What are some good values for this? > > Just tested here. It worked after a short delay, with a not-so-young > laptop > with iwn. > > wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > ether 20:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN > groups: wlan > ssid "BBBBBBBB" channel 1 (2412 MHz 11g ht/20) bssid > 78:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB > regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON > deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 30 > bmiss 120 scanvalid 16959 protmode CTS ampdulimit 64k -amsdutx > amsdurx > shortgi -stbc -ldpc wme roaming MANUAL > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet MCS mode 11ng > status: associated > nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > > And the gory details: > > Sep 19 17:21:35 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED > bssid=a6:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN reason=0 > Sep 19 17:21:35 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: Trying to associate > with > a6:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN (SSID='AAA' freq=2462 MHz) > Sep 19 17:21:35 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: Failed to add supported > operating classes IE > Sep 19 17:21:35 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: Associated with > a6:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN > Sep 19 17:21:45 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: Authentication with > a6:08:ea:9c:a0:84 timed out. > Sep 19 17:21:45 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED > bssid=a6:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN reason=3 locally_generated=1 > Sep 19 17:21:47 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: Trying to associate > with > 78:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN (SSID='BBBBBBBBB' freq=2412 MHz) > Sep 19 17:21:47 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: Failed to add supported > operating classes IE > Sep 19 17:21:47 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: Associated with > 78:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN > Sep 19 17:21:48 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: WPA: Key negotiation > completed with 78:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP] > Sep 19 17:21:48 slippy wpa_supplicant[381]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - > Connection to 78:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN completed [id=7 id_str=] > > AAA is my cell phone. the B's are $JOB. > > The relevant parts of my wpa_supplicant.conf: > > network={ > ssid="AAA" > priority=6 > proto=RSN WPA > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > pairwise=CCMP > group=CCMP > psk="x" > } > > network={ > ssid="BBBBBBBBB" > scan_ssid=1 > priority=5 > proto=RSN WPA > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > pairwise=CCMP TKIP > group=CCMP TKIP > psk="y" > } > > #Wildcard match for SSID (plaintext APs only). This example select any > #open AP regardless of its SSID. > network={ > priority=0 > disabled=1 > key_mgmt=NONE > } > > Hope this helps. > > > -- > Cheers, > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_cschubert.com> > FreeBSD UNIX: <cy_at_FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org > > The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few. > > >Received on Fri Sep 20 2019 - 00:02:09 UTC
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