Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:01:22 +0200 (CEST) From: Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/117046: Change description of WPA keyword for ifconfig_ in rc.conf manpage Message-ID: <200710091901.l99J1MNL004095@maggie.bsd-geek.de> Resent-Message-ID: <200710091910.l99JA1QC033643@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 117046 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Change description of WPA keyword for ifconfig_ in rc.conf manpage >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 09 19:10:01 UTC 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lars Engels >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD maggie.bsd-geek.de 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #5: Wed Oct 3 15:38:49 CEST 2007 lars@maggie.bsd-geek.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MAGGIE i386 >Description: In rc.conf(5) it is suggested to use the WPA keyword for the ifconfig_ variable if you want to use WPA authentication. Actually the keyword tells network.subr to launch wpa_supplicant on the selected interface. wpa_supplicant does not only handle WPA authentication but also EAP/LEAP as well as WEP encryption or no encryption at all. The attached patch clarifies this. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- share/man/man5/rc.conf.5.orig 2007-10-09 20:36:02.000000000 +0200 +++ share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 2007-10-09 20:55:09.000000000 +0200 @@ -1127,7 +1127,9 @@ ifconfig_ed0="DHCP" .Ed .Pp -Also, if your interface needs WPA authentication, it is possible to add +Also, if you want to configure your wireless interface with +wpa_supplicant(8) for use with WPA, EAP/LEAP or WEP, you +need to add .Dq Li WPA to the .Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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