#4665 HIGH Update.: Should we turn off mesh beacons now?

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#4665: Should we turn off mesh beacons now?
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  Reporter:  cjb       |       Owner:  dilinger
      Type:  defect    |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  high      |   Milestone:  Update.1
 Component:  wireless  |     Version:          
Resolution:            |    Keywords:          
  Verified:  0         |  
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Changes (by cjb):

 * cc: carrano (added)


Comment:

 There's a private ioctl.  From #2750:

 {{{
 iwpriv ethX bcn_control 1 $INTERVAL

 $INTERVAL in ms (20 to 1000)
 }}}

 With a 20<ms<1000 interface, we can only go as slow as 1Hz.  Does anyone
 know why?

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