Re: Dual wifi connections in Bookworm

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> 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

That's a Nokia device. Possibly a smart phone being used as an access point
 

d-link.zefox.net 00:13:46:86:6D:0C  96%, -43 dBm, ch   2, 2417 MHz ESS

 
Thats a Pi set up badly

Please elaborate!

 

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

Those are all MAC addtreses from Vantiva, which sells broadband .
Presumably they have some routers nearby
 
 

ATTKXEBVbA       DC:8D:8A:5A:D6:D4  56%, -71 dBm, ch  36, 5180 MHz 20% chan, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt

 
That's a Nokia device. Possibly a smart phone being used as an access point
 
 

<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

 
More Manitiva shit
 
 

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
 

That's a pi set up badly I think

The MAC address is that of my access point, but that access point is limited to 2.4 GHz.
The router supports only one LAN IP range AFAIK.

 

The last two entries appear to be duplicates of the second, with a wrong frequency attribution: my
AP can't use 5 GHz.
 

I didn't see your access point in there at all.
>
What is its SSID?

d-link.zefox.net
 
I'm connected and typing via it now.

Thanks for writing,

bob prohaska