I have a version of inetmenu waiting in the wings which doesn't use 
wificonfig.

However, it does not provide wpa support, yet.

My intention is to keep the existing inetmenu for Solaris 10, and 
provide an updated one for Nevada only. In the Nevada one, I'm going to 
try and let it co-exist with NWAM as nicely as possible.

Mike

Peter Memishian wrote:
>  > > > - if they wish to support wificonfig, the wifi drivers can 
>  > > >   additionally provide support the WLAN* ioctls.
>  > > 
>  > > I think the EOL and removal of wificonfig is very much overdue, is it
>  > > not?
>  > 
>  > Indeed, it is.  We promised to do it in PSARC 2005/681 (more than
>  > three years ago), and the replacement tool is out and widely used.
>  > 
>  > I see no reason to carry the wificonfig baggage anymore.  It's time to
>  > jettison.
> 
> I brought it up a year ago, and at the time there was an issue with
> inetmenu:
> 
>   http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/nwam-discuss/2007-July/004302.html
> 
> I believe inetmenu has since been updated, but I'm not positive (I've
> added Mike Ramchand to this thread in the hopes he can provide an update).
> In any case, EOL'ing wificonfig is something I'd love to see the current
> wifi team drive to completion.
> 


-- 
Mike Ramchand
Principal Engineer
Systems Practice
Sun Microsystems (UK)
Tel: +44 125 2421091, Ext: (70)21091, Mob: +44 780 1179593
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