#7900 HIGH 8.2.0 (: Reduce beacon frequency

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#7900: Reduce beacon frequency
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   Reporter:  carrano      |       Owner:  mstone              
       Type:  task         |      Status:  new                 
   Priority:  high         |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
  Component:  initscripts  |     Version:  not specified       
 Resolution:               |    Keywords:  polish:8.2.0        
Next_action:  code         |    Verified:  0                   
  Blockedby:               |    Blocking:                      
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Comment(by carrano):

 I noticed that the beacon frequency in 8.2.760+ is 100ms.

 In order to set the higher values to beacon intervals (lower frequency) we
 need to add a dispatcher script, similar to the one used to change route
 expiration time. It would go like the following:

 {{{
 #!/bin/sh
 # Reduced beacon frequency in order to save airtime
 if [ -n "$1" -a "$2" = "up" ]; then
     iwpriv msh0 bcn_control 1 1000
 fi
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7900#comment:11>
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