>>> Sometimes some repeated
>>> ifconfig wlan0 scan
>>> as super user will also do it (you'll notice when it doesn't return
>>> immediately). Might be less destructive than restarting networking.
>>
>> It did hang, but it didn't connect to 11ac. I ended up doing the restart
>> method again.
>
> What was the scan result? Were the networks on 11a included at that
> moment?
With rc.conf back to ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
There is no result. The first time I run it, it sits there and I
eventually cancel it.
doas ifconfig wlan0 scan
^C
scanning a 2nd time I get.
doas ifconfig wlan0 scan
SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT
CAPS
BillieDougNet 88:3d:24:9b:08:0b 1 54M -86:-96 100
EPS RSN HTCAP WME
BillieDougNet 88:3d:24:9a:f3:81 6 54M -80:-96 100
EPS RSN HTCAP WME
MaeAutoDetail 14:91:82:8b:5b:14 11 54M -48:-96 100
EPS HTCAP VHTCAP VHTOPMODE WME ATH RSN WPS
HyvonenHome b0:2a:43:cb:c5:57 11 54M -90:-96 100
EPS RSN HTCAP WME
BillieDougNet 88:3d:24:9a:f3:34 11 54M -69:-96 100
EPS RSN HTCAP WME
5e:ef:68:3e:d7:51 11 54M -75:-96 100
EPS HTCAP VHTCAP VHTOPMODE WME ATH RSN
1a:91:82:8b:5b:14 11 54M -49:-96 100
EPS HTCAP VHTCAP VHTOPMODE WME ATH RSN
MaeAutoDetail 58:ef:68:3e:d7:51 11 54M -75:-96 100
EPS HTCAP VHTCAP VHTOPMODE WME ATH RSN
MaeAutoDetail 14:91:82:8b:5b:16 149 54M -41:-96 100
EP HTCAP VHTCAP VHTOPMODE VHTPWRENV WME ATH RSN
STANHOME5.0 38:3b:c8:fb:ed:e2 149 54M -87:-96 100
EP BSSLOAD VHTPWRENV HTCAP WME RSN VHTCAP VHTOPMODE WPS
ifconfig
lo0: flags=1008049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0 mtu 16384
options=680003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,LINKSTATE,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
groups: lo
nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
ue0: flags=1008843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0
mtu 1500
options=68009b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,VLAN_HWCSUM,LINKSTATE,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
ether 48:65:ee:10:9d:fa
inet 192.168.1.72 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
inet6 fe80::4a65:eeff:fe10:9dfa%ue0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
inet6 2600:1702:6251:ef0:4a65:eeff:fe10:9dfa prefixlen 64 autoconf
pltime 3600 vltime 3600
media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
status: active
nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
options=0
ether a0:80:69:f4:02:4f
inet 192.168.1.131 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
inet6 fe80::a280:69ff:fef4:24f%wlan0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
inet6 2600:1702:6251:ef0:a280:69ff:fef4:24f prefixlen 64 autoconf
pltime 3600 vltime 3600
groups: wlan
ssid MaeAutoDetail channel 11 (2462 MHz 11g ht/20) bssid
14:91:82:8b:5b:14
regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON
deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 30 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60
protmode CTS -ampdutx ampdurx ampdulimit 64k -amsdutx amsdurx shortgi
-ldpctx ldpcrx -uapsd wme roaming MANUAL
parent interface: iwlwifi0
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g
status: associated
nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> You could add multiple entries to wpa_supplicant.conf with bssid also set
> and order them by priority. Shot in the dark.
I tried setting a few different bssid and it only worked once on an 11ng
connection. In ifconfig I see "status: no carrier". I was about to give
up and tried one more time, and it worked! I still saw "status: no
carrier" initially, but I walked away for a minute and it was connected
to 11ac when I returned.
> Can you try a bit more without setting it to 11ac and then check
> wlanstat output or enable wlandebug wlan0 +scan if anything becomes
> noticable.
I'm not sure I understand what you would like me to do here.
With the bssid set, and an 11ac connection. ("mode 11ac" is not set in rc.conf)
wlanstats
13 rx from wrong bssid
3 rx discard 'cuz mcast echo
2 rx discard mgt frames
64 rx beacon frames
133 rx element unknown
10 rx frame chan mismatch
5 active scans started
86 rx management frames
2 rx action frames
1 tx failed 'cuz vap not in RUN state
22 total data frames received
4 unicast data frames received
18 multicast data frames received
8 total data frames transmit
8 unicast data frames sent
40.5M current transmit rate
49.0 current rssi
-96 current noise floor (dBm)
-47.0 current signal (dBm)
doas wlandebug -i wlan0 +scan
net.wlan.0.debug: 0x200000<scan>
Is there something else to go along with that? Seems like I'm not getting
info you need with that one.
OK.. now for something *new*.
To make this reply even more confusing. I noticed while testing that
my 11ac connection quietly drops back to 11ng and/or even 11g when I'm
right in the middle of documenting things!! At least according to
ifconfig. When I run a speed test, I'm clearly not on 11g.
I tested this a bit more, and when ifconfig initially says I'm on 11ng
I get corresponding speeds. If I get connected with 11ac and ifconfig
later shows it 11ng etc. I still get 11ac speeds. 300+ mbit.
Below see reported 11g yet 300+ mbit speeds.
ifconfig
lo0: flags=1008049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,LOWER_UP> metric 0 mtu 16384
options=680003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,LINKSTATE,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
groups: lo
nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
options=0
ether a0:80:69:f4:02:4f
inet 192.168.1.207 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
inet6 fe80::a280:69ff:fef4:24f%wlan0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
inet6 2600:1702:6251:ef0:a280:69ff:fef4:24f prefixlen 64 autoconf
pltime 3600 vltime 3600
groups: wlan
ssid MaeAutoDetail channel 36 (5180 MHz 11a vht/80+) bssid
14:91:82:8b:5b:15
regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON
deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 30 bmiss 7 mcastrate 6
mgmtrate 6 scanvalid 60 -ampdutx ampdurx ampdulimit 64k
-amsdutx amsdurx shortgi -ldpctx ldpcrx -uapsd vht vht40 vht80 vht160
-vht80p80 wme roaming MANUAL
parent interface: iwlwifi0
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g
status: associated
nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
speedtest
Speedtest by Ookla
[error] Error: [0] Timeout occurred in connect.
Server: Boost Mobile - Houston, TX (id: 49853)
ISP: AT&T Internet
Idle Latency: 5.45 ms (jitter: 0.90ms, low: 4.32ms, high: 6.40ms)
Download: 211.34 Mbps (data used: 129.6 MB)
11.22 ms (jitter: 8.56ms, low: 4.16ms, high: 44.82ms)
Upload: 319.28 Mbps (data used: 352.9 MB)
25.86 ms (jitter: 11.36ms, low: 4.45ms, high: 65.02ms)
Packet Loss: Not available.
Result URL:
https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/2ea6241c-6a20-4886-b4ea-1ca91f632272
