Package: wpasupplicant Version: 0.6.10-2.1 Severity: normal
The wpa-* interface are still not documented in squeeze. I spent weeks trying to provide a good configuration using wpa_supplicant manually when I found by mistake the information online. The existence of wpa-* interface are mentionned NOWHERE where we might find some relevant information, despite I looked in many places: ifconfig(8), ifup(8), interfaces(5), wpa_supplicant(8), wpa_supplicant.conf(5) (which only provide exemples and no actuall manual) or wireless(7). The only place where we might find some information is in wireless(8). I quote: "In Debian 3.0 (and later) you can configure wireless LAN networking devices using the network configuration tool ifupdown(8)." However, there is no such thing as ifupdown(8) according to a search in all stable packages [1]. The only place where we find some exemple (and no actual documentation) is wpa_action(8), which is referenced nowhere. How are we supposed to find this very useful feature of wpa_supplicant? I would suggest to have a fully featured documentation for wpa_supplicant. At least, I believe wpa_supplicant man page should explain it can be used transparently by /etc/network/interfaces and point to wpa_action. I can even write it if you do not have time to (but I am not so knowledgeable about it). [1] http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=ifupdown&mode=filename&suite=stable&arch=any -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.1 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages wpasupplicant depends on: ii adduser 3.112+nmu2 add and remove users and groups ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.24-4 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libnl1 1.1-6 library for dealing with netlink s ii libpcsclite1 1.5.5-4 Middleware to access a smart card ii libreadline6 6.1-3 GNU readline and history libraries ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-4squeeze1 SSL shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.2-23.2squeeze1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip wpasupplicant recommends no packages. Versions of packages wpasupplicant suggests: pn libengine-pkcs11-openssl <none> (no description available) ii wpagui 0.6.10-2.1 graphical user interface for wpa_s -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
