Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:54:29 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: why do I require "WPA" in rc.conf even for open networks. Message-ID: <AANLkTi=F-xxazdkgLbESMfM1WnxRe6f_yhg=dsL_d7yx@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=xY8Jprdb1XqZTVhrkgDDeVWPL1qejDyh_sdRw@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTi=xY8Jprdb1XqZTVhrkgDDeVWPL1qejDyh_sdRw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 23 July 2010 03:03, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: > For some reason I can not connect to *any* wireless network regardless > of the connection type unless I have "WPA" in /etc/rc.conf right > before "DHCP". Why would I require this to connect to open networks? > > -- > Eitan Adler WPA means that wpa_supplicant is used, which can connect to any type of network, not just WPA. I suggest you read the man page at man 8 wpa_supplicant Chris
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