Subj : Re: Dual wifi connections in Bookworm To : bp@www.zefox.net From : The Natural Philosopher Date : Mon Nov 25 2024 19:25:19 On 25/11/2024 18:57, bp@www.zefox.net wrote: > mm0fmf wrote: >> On 25/11/2024 16:30, bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >>> bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >>>> >>>> Between what ifconfig reports and wavemon displays I tend to think >>>> the unused interface is inactive. However, I'm not certain. >>>> >>> >>> Something else is going on. Placed in scan mode, the external usb-wifi adapter is reporting >>> non-existent access points: >>> >>> ATTKXEBVbA DC:8D:8A:5A:D6:D4 54%, -72 dBm, ch 1, 2412 MHz 43% chan, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> d-link.zefox.net 00:13:46:86:6D:0C 96%, -43 dBm, ch 2, 2417 MHz ESS >>> millerhome2 F0:72:EA:49:C6:4A 54%, -72 dBm, ch 6, 2437 MHz ESS, Radio Measure >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7F 70%, -61 dBm, ch 11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7E 70%, -61 dBm, ch 11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7C 71%, -60 dBm, ch 11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7A 71%, -60 dBm, ch 11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> cross 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:79 71%, -60 dBm, ch 11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> ATTKXEBVbA DC:8D:8A:5A:D6:D4 56%, -71 dBm, ch 36, 5180 MHz 20% chan, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:87 60%, -68 dBm, ch 44, 5220 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:84 60%, -68 dBm, ch 44, 5220 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> cross 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:81 61%, -67 dBm, ch 44, 5220 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:86 63%, -66 dBm, ch 44, 5220 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt >>> d-link.zefox.net 00:13:46:86:6D:0C 96%, -43 dBm, ch 108, 5540 MHz ESS >>> d-link.zefox.net 00:13:46:86:6D:0C 97%, -42 dBm, ch 157, 5785 MHz ESS >>> >>> The last two entries appear to be duplicates of the second, with a wrong frequency attribution: my >>> AP can't use 5 GHz. >>> >>> Anybody got an idea what's going on? >>> >>> Thanks for reading! >>> >>> bob prohaska >>> >>> >>> >> 7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7F is a Tecnicolor CH USA device. Do you have any such >> devices? > > It must belong to a neighbor. My AP is d-link.zefox.net, a DI-524. And that is its SSID? I didn't think you could put full stops in an SSID Oh. The spec says you can. Other people suggest that some clients cannot deal with odd characters. > What motivates the question? > > Thanks for writing, > > bob prohaska > -- Microsoft : the best reason to go to Linux that ever existed. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .