[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#396137: Does not connect in roaming mode, only after wpa_cli -i $iface scan

[Kel Modderman]

On Monday 30 October 2006 11:50, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.5.5-2
> Severity: normal
>
> I tried the new modes of wpa_supplicant using /e/n/i.
> Using "wpa-conf /path/to/config" works fine but unfortunately blocks the
> boot process. But when I use the new roaming mode (which is quite nicely
> implemented btw.), my card, a ipw2100, does not associate.
> If I login and run "wpa_cli -i wlan0 scan" manually, I get a connection a
> few seconds later. So my guess is, that in roaming mode the card is not
> properly initialized to do scanning.

Curious, does a "ifconfig wlan0 up" achieve same result as invoking scan via 
wpa_cli?

Thanks, Kel.