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Subject: Re: Dual wifi connections in Bookworm
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On 25/11/2024 18:57, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> 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
>>> <hidden ESSID>   7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7F  70%, -61 dBm, ch  11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt
>>> <hidden ESSID>   7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7E  70%, -61 dBm, ch  11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt
>>> <hidden ESSID>   7C:9A:54:FC:7E:7C  71%, -60 dBm, ch  11, 2462 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt
>>> <hidden ESSID>   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
>>> <hidden ESSID>   7C:9A:54:FC:7E:87  60%, -68 dBm, ch  44, 5220 MHz ESS, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt
>>> <hidden ESSID>   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
>>> <hidden ESSID>   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
>   

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