[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #7660: Prop #8 WiFi (WPA,WPA2 encryption)

  • From: "mmlr" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2015 15:49:47 -0000

#7660: Prop #8 WiFi (WPA,WPA2 encryption)
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Reporter: scottmc | Owner: mmlr
Type: bug | Status: in-progress
Priority: blocker | Milestone: R1/beta1
Component: Network & Internet/Wireless | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: 12279, 12280, 12281 | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by mmlr):

Replying to [comment:18 kallisti5]:

As for "Network connection is unreliable and will drop after some time,
without any notice.", is this still an issue? Maybe we just need a simple
notification of wifi network connectivity loss?

This is generally something the wpa_supplicant is supposed to handle
internally. It monitors the network interface and should react to the
disassociation event. As long as the configuration isn't changed by
attempting to connect to a different network, the settings and credentials
the wpa_supplicant uses stay the same. It should therefore attempt to
reassociate with the previous access point. I am somewhat certain that I
have observed this on my network and that it worked as intended (but it's
been quite a while since I actively looked so my memory might play
tricks). A reproducible test case would be helpful to confirm/refute this
would helpful.

An issue on the lower layers, i.e. FreeBSD compatibility and drivers,
could also be at play here. A corresponding log should be gathered by
running the wpa_supplicant from the terminal before attempting to connect
and then connecting as usual (which should then use the already running
wpa_supplicant).

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