wpa_supplicant fails to connect to wifi with many Access Points
Issue
wpa_supplicantfails to connect to wifi with many Access Pointswpa_supplicantcan connect to wifi with a low number of APs- Once number of virtual APs goes above 145:
# iw dev wlp3s0 scan | grep ^BSS | wc -l
150
- The
/var/log/messagesfile is flooded with:
wpa_supplicant: ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Argument list too long
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Large number of WiFi Access Points
wpa_supplicant.serviceconnecting to WiFi
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