https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.02528/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33292150urn:hackerpapers:mention:1701.02528:33292150Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:34:29 GMT<p>Maybe? &gt; The main purpose of scan is to update/confirm the available WiFi SSID list around the user’s device. There are two types of scan: active scan and passive scan [3]. The active scan is triggered periodically: the mobile device first broadcasts the probe requests, and surrounding APs after hearing the probe requests will reply probe response packets, containing information such as the supporting physical rate. The mobile device will add the SSID of the AP into the candidate list, if it finds that the AP is compatible. In the passive scan, the list of available SSIDs can be updated by…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.02528/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13454041urn:hackerpapers:submission:1701.02528:13454041Sun, 22 Jan 2017 07:00:43 GMT<p>Why Does It Take So Long to Connect to a WiFi Access Point?</p><p></p><p>218 points; 60 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.02528/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13387922urn:hackerpapers:submission:1701.02528:13387922Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:20:11 GMT<p>Why It Takes So Long to Connect to a WiFi Access Point?</p><p></p><p>2 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.02528/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NI