#2750 NORM Untriag: wireless device constantly transmitting beacons

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#2750: wireless device constantly transmitting beacons
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 Reporter:  dwmw2     |       Owner:  marcelo  
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  wireless  |     Version:           
 Keywords:            |    Verified:  0        
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 The laptops seem to be transmitting beacon frames every 100ms...

 {{{
 15:16:15.359138 1.0 Mb/s 2474 MHz (0x0480) 222dB signal 0us Beacon (my-
 meshy) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* Mbit] IBSS CH: 6
 15:16:15.461573 1.0 Mb/s 2474 MHz (0x0480) 226dB signal 0us Beacon (my-
 meshy) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* Mbit] IBSS CH: 6
 15:16:15.563921 1.0 Mb/s 2474 MHz (0x0480) 225dB signal 0us Beacon (my-
 meshy) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* Mbit] IBSS CH: 6
 15:16:15.666345 1.0 Mb/s 2474 MHz (0x0480) 224dB signal 0us Beacon (my-
 meshy) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* Mbit] IBSS CH: 6
 15:16:15.768738 1.0 Mb/s 2474 MHz (0x0480) 226dB signal 0us Beacon (my-
 meshy) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* Mbit] IBSS CH: 6
 15:16:15.870994 1.0 Mb/s 2474 MHz (0x0480) 231dB signal 0us Beacon (my-
 meshy) [1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* Mbit] IBSS CH: 6
 }}}

 That can't be good for power consumption, surely?

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2750>
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