I also get the same behaviour in both 2.6.31-20 and 2.6.32-19 kernels. On a laptop with 2.6.31-20: [ 73.697011] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 73.892121] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 2) [ 73.896839] wlan0: direct probe responded [ 73.896854] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 73.898832] wlan0: authenticated [ 73.898905] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 73.901988] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [ 73.902001] wlan0: associated [ 83.917116] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 83.917269] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 84.118372] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 84.316952] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 84.320994] wlan0: direct probe responded [ 84.321029] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 84.323019] wlan0: authenticated [ 84.323087] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 84.326075] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [ 84.326087] wlan0: associated [ 94.337129] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 94.337332] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 94.542739] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 94.740991] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 94.747058] wlan0: direct probe responded [ 94.747069] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 94.749555] wlan0: authenticated [ 94.749626] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 94.752787] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [ 94.752798] wlan0: associated [ 104.764283] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 104.764530] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 104.967078] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 105.162109] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 105.361115] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 2) [ 105.365178] wlan0: direct probe responded [ 105.365198] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 105.367310] wlan0: authenticated [ 105.367384] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [ 105.370205] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [ 105.370219] wlan0: associated [ 111.848176] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [ 111.848505] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) On a pc with 2.6.32-19: [41557.358781] wlan1: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41557.550051] wlan1: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 2) [41557.554037] wlan1: direct probe responded [41557.554043] wlan1: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41557.555976] wlan1: authenticated [41557.556012] wlan1: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41557.558760] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [41557.558764] wlan1: associated [41564.300185] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [41625.819975] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [41626.009833] wlan1: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41626.200055] wlan1: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 2) [41626.204040] wlan1: direct probe responded [41626.204046] wlan1: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41626.206003] wlan1: authenticated [41626.206036] wlan1: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41626.208799] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [41626.208806] wlan1: associated [41636.250173] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [41636.449724] ath9k: Two wiphys trying to scan at the same time [41636.449754] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [41636.648624] wlan1: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41636.840044] wlan1: direct probe to AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 2) [41636.844004] wlan1: direct probe responded [41636.844008] wlan1: authenticate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41636.845930] wlan1: authenticated [41636.845952] wlan1: associate with AP 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (try 1) [41636.848681] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) [41636.848684] wlan1: associated [41646.910077] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3) [41647.110043] ath9k: Two wiphys trying to scan at the same time [41647.110092] wlan1: deauthenticating from 00:1f:9f:c8:a0:e3 by local choice (reason=3)