reopen 528725 thanks On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 04:27:27PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > Package: debian-reference-en > Severity: normal > > I don't think I've ever gotten wireless working without wpa-supplicant.
Since the current document has still some issues related to wireless and wpa-supplicant I reopen the bug. Hope it is OK (that's why I asked for the source, not to update the German translation :-((). The main issue I miss is that either wpa-supplicant or network-manager are required or at least strongly suggested for WEP and even unencrypted networks as well. This is necessary because a WLAN connection may disconnect from the access point for whatever reasons (e.g. a kernel bug which I recognised and which affected my connection every 2-3 minutes) and both tools scan the network and reestablish the connection (didn't worked for me but that is what I found). Other issues: WLAN = "spread-spectrum communication of unlicensed radio bands" I would drop "unlicensed". At least in Europe each state has very strict rules about usable frequency. Maybe you even mean "licensed"? WEP "The 1st generation 64-bit (128-bit) wireless encryption standard with 40-bit key. Deprecated." Also 104-bit keys are used! "/e/n/i" What's this? You mean /etc/network/interfaces, right? FIX IT!!! > There is a lot else that is mysterious about networking, particularly > wireless, Oh yes!!!!! > Here are some other things it would be nice to know about wireless: > What's with wlan0 vs wmaster0? > > What's the relation between configuration done in /etc/network/interfaces and > that done > through a front-end like kwifimanager? Is configuration done through the > latter available > in non-GUI or single-user mode? (I think not, at least not obviously. Which > always makes > trouble for me when things are going wrong.) > > Does network-manager do anything now? I think it's behind at least some of > the GUI tools. network-manager destroys always /etc/resolv.conf :-) How is one supposed to use interfaces managed by wpasupplicant? Reestablishing a connection via ifdown + ifup does not work. Has one to use the logical network device created by wpasupplicant or to restart /etc/init.d/wpa-ifupdown, ...? Jens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
