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wpasupplicant is now integrated into ifupdown. You can configure it in
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/etc/network/interface, just like you would configure your WEP keys. Please see
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/usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.modes for details.
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This means that wpasupplicant is now controlled by ifupdown, and not the other
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way round, like it used to be with the old init script method. See further below
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for instructions how to revert to the old behavior.
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/etc/network/interfaces, in a similar method to configuring WEP keys[1].
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After that, wpa_supplicant will be controlled by ifupdown without further
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For details about integration into the interfaces file, refer to
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/usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.modes.gz
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The old method of wpa_supplicant invocation was the other way round,
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invoking it from an init script. This method is no longer recommended, however
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there are instructions below for reverting to the old behaviour.
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[1] As described in /usr/share/doc/wireless-tools/README.Debian
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wpasupplicant, Wireless Extension 18 and the Linux 2.6.14 kernel
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WPA/WPA2 support was added in Wireless Extension 18.
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This version (or more correctly, WE 19) was included in the Linux 2.6.14
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kernel, and is therefore supported by 2.6.14-compliant drivers such as
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wpasupplicant supports this new capability from 0.4.6.
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In order to take advantage of this WE 18 support you need to use
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wpasupplicant's wext driver. You may have previously used a specific driver
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such as "-D ipw" for older kernels, but to use the new WE 18 features in
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kernel 2.6.14 or later, you'll want to use the generic "wext" driver instead.
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You may check which version of Wireless Extensions your current kernel uses by
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inspecting /proc/net/wireless (the "WE" entry).
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wpasupplicant, Prism54 support
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Note that previously this software was compiled with support for
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driver_prism54. However, this support never worked, and is still not
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supported upstream. Therefore, I've disabled this so people do not
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get the false impression that it is actually working.
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-- Kyle McMartin <kyle@debian.org>
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Sat Jan 28 14:12:20 EST 2006
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wpa_supplicant as system daemon
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update-rc.d wparoamd remove
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rm -f /etc/init.d/wparoamd
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An exhaustive howto for using a system daemon for these purposes is located at:
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A howto for using a system daemon for these purposes is located at:
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http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/312
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wpasupplicant, Wireless Extension 18 and the Linux 2.6.14 kernel
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================================================================
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WPA/WPA2 support was added in Wireless Extension 18.
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This version (or more correctly, WE 19) was included in the Linux 2.6.14
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kernel, and is therefore supported by 2.6.14-compliant drivers such as
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wpasupplicant supports this new capability from 0.4.6.
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In order to take advantage of this WE 18 support you need to use
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wpasupplicant's wext driver. You may have previously used a specific driver
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such as "-D ipw" for older kernels, but to use the new WE 18 features in
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kernel 2.6.14 or later, you'll want to use the generic "wext" driver instead.
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You may check which version of Wireless Extensions your current kernel uses by
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inspecting /proc/net/wireless (the "WE" entry).
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wpasupplicant, Prism54 support
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==============================
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Note that previously this software was compiled with support for
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driver_prism54. However, this support never worked, and is still not
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supported upstream. Therefore, I've disabled this so people do not
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get the false impression that it is actually working.
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-- Kyle McMartin <kyle@debian.org>
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Sat Jan 28 14:12:20 EST 2006