#4267 HIGH Not Tri: networks all appear twice in mesh view

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#4267: networks all appear twice in mesh view
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   Reporter:  sj        |       Owner:  marco        
       Type:  defect    |      Status:  new          
   Priority:  high      |   Milestone:  Not Triaged  
  Component:  sugar     |     Version:               
 Resolution:            |    Keywords:  blocks?:8.2.0
Next_action:  diagnose  |    Verified:  0            
  Blockedby:            |    Blocking:               
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Comment(by wad):

 Ah, but there are no hidden access points where I make my tests.

 I'm testing in a basement, a fair distance from other houses.
 Occasionally another access point is seen by more sensitive laptops, but
 they have names.

 On the other hand, running "iwlist eth0 scan" suspiciously returns four
 networks --- two of which have no ESSID, appear on channels where OTHER
 LAPTOPS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH APs, and have "Extra: olpc-mesh" appended!

 It appears that to trigger the bug, you need other laptops using the same
 AP as you ?

 This problem has always been reported in situations where either there
 might be a hidden AP or there were multiple laptops connected to the AP.
 It looks like NM/firmware is suddenly reporting hidden APs for these
 meshes...

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4267#comment:16>
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