From: PinkFreud (pf-hostap_at_mirkwood.net)
Date: 2002-09-13 17:51:05 UTC
On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 08:35:49PM +0300, Jouni Malinen babbled thus:
> Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:35:49 +0300
> From: Jouni Malinen <jkmaline_at_cc.hut.fi>
> To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com
> Subject: Re: How to find out the candidate APs of an associated station?
> Mail-Followup-To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com
> User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i
>
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 01:03:52PM -0400, PinkFreud wrote:
>
> > root_at_edoras:~# iwlist eth0 ap
> > eth0 Interface doesn't have a list of Access Points
> >
> > The client is supposed to be able to, but the hostap driver doesn't
> > seem to support it, at least.
>
> SIOCGIWAPLIST is deprecated in new wireless extensions API. You should
> use 'iwlist wlan0 scan' to get information access point in the range.
> Current version of Host AP driver supports 'scan' in managed mode and
> 'ap' in master mode. Scanning support might require host-based roaming
> with some firmware versions and the results are also available from
> procfs file scan_results.
client:
root_at_edoras:~# iwlist eth0 scan
iwlist: unknown command `scan'
root_at_edoras:~# iwlist --version
iwlist Version 25
Compatible with Wireless Extension v15 or earlier,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v12.
eth0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v12.
ap:
root_at_rivendell:~# iwlist wlan0 scan
iwlist: unknown command `scan'
root_at_rivendell:~# iwlist wlan0 ap
wlan0 No Access Point in range
root_at_rivendell:~# iwlist --version
iwlist Version 25
Compatible with Wireless Extension v15 or earlier,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v13.
wlan0 Recommend Wireless Extension v13 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v13.
The client runs kernel 2.4.18, ap runs 2.4.19.
>
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