[BUG] inappropriate connections to open Wi-Fi networks with 5.5 on FreeBSD

[grahamperrin]

Background: https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/81045/post-519276

Environment:

create_args_wlan0="country GB regdomain etsi"
wlans_iwn0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP NOAUTO"

• FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT

As far as I can tell, if networkmgr (5.5) is running, then ifconfig wlan0 up:

• results in unwanted connections to open networks
• does not reliably connect to the required network.

After killing networkmgr:

• ifconfig wlan0 destroy then service netif start wlan0 resulted in connection to the required network.

[grahamperrin]

Sorry, it seems that the result following a kill of networkmgr was misleading.

The problem – inappropriate connections to open Wi-Fi networks – is reproducible with networkmgr deleted from the OS, followed by a restart of the OS.