On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:56:19 +0100, Sebastian Bachmann wrote: > I also see Hidden Networks here where the output of wicd is like this: > 16 AC:67:06:10:C7:F0 1 <hidden>
Even stranger. :/ > I never saw a non-hidden Network with null bytes in there, but i cant > confirm that, i can see about 20 Networks from my desk and if i put the > laptop to the window i can see about 50, so maybe one of these > Nullbyters isnt even hidden... > > > Are you sure that it the router isn't broadcasting '\x00'? If this latter > > one is true, then I fear there won't be space for workarounds :( > > First i encountered this problem at a friends home network. The Network > was hidden and all i could see was \x00\x00\x00\x00. The Network Name > was exactly 4 Chars long. > > The second time was in a German ICE with Wireless, i think there is a > internal network or something which is announced 20 times with different > MAC Addresses and always called \x00. > > I think i see always exactly the length of the network SSID with \x00... > is that a normal behaviour for AccessPoints? I dont know... I don't think, since I never saw that behaviour before :) Are you able to manually connect to any of those networks? Is the NULL byte actually part of the ESSID, i.e. you need to specify it, or is it just a "placeholder" some access points/wireless cards use? What you say about the 4-bytes \x00 ESSID: I guess the network name had four "normal" characters, and was hidden? How did you connect there? Thanks for the help, David -- . ''`. Debian developer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 ----|---- http://deb.li/dapal `- 2BAB C625 4E66 E7B8 450A C3E1 E6AA 9017 1392 B174
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