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   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   
   >   
      
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