Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:18:32 +0000 | | From | Matthew Garrett <> | | Subject | Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down |
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On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 09:05:27PM -0500, Michael Wu wrote:
> Softmac isn't the only wireless code that likes to be configured after going > up first. Configuring after the card goes up has generally been more > reliable, though that should not be necessary and is a bug IMHO.
Ok, that's nice to know.
> In order to scan, we need to have the radio on and we need to be able to send > and receive. What are you gonna turn off?
The obvious route would be to power the card down, but come back up every two minutes to perform a scan, or if userspace explicitly requests one. Would this cause problems in some cases?
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