On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 10:04:11AM +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > On 14/05/2025 11:29, tomas wrote: > > On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 09:57:17AM +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > > > > > I have noticed that deprecated wireless-tools have some kind of > > > integration > > > with ifupdown while README.Debian from iw explicitly states that no > > > helpers > > > are provided. Do you use in /etc/network/interfaces any configuration > > > option > > > handled by namely wireless-tools or you have solely wpasupplicant > > > preferences to connect to access points? > > > > I only have needed wpa things in there (mainly wpa-ssid and wpa-psk; only > > Thanks. So ifupdwn hooks from wireless-tools should not be used. I am in > doubts concerning wpasupplicant driver. > /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.Debian.gz states that old wext is used > by default while accordingly to the upstream changelog netlink driver is > used by default since 2014.
I'm not sure either. Just that the wpa things have sufficed for me, so far. > > once I needed wpa-bssid to make sure my laptop connects to the 2.4 GHz band, > > since the AP and the laptop would prefer the 5 GHz -- more is better, > > right? -- > > but that one is unreliable as hell). > > It is reasonable default for higher bandwidth from my point of view. Of > course, there are specific cases when 2.4 GHz band is less busy or more > friendly to hardware of particular devices. Of course, as a default it makes sense. In my case, I guess it's mainly the amount of walls between the AP and my desk what breaks 5GHz. Perhaps it's some neighbour doing funny things. But without measuring you never know ;-) Cheers -- t
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