James Carlson wrote: > Quaker Fang writes: > >> Yes, you need to install SUNWcry package to let DHCP work with WPA-PSK. >> >> If you use a static IP, the SUNWcry package is not a must. >> > > How's that? > On WPA mode, the packets are encrypted, the unicast packets and broadcast/multicast packets are sent by driver using different key, the broadcast/multicast key is retrieved by 256-bit rc4, and the 256-bit rc4 is in SUNWcry.
DHCP will use broadcast to get IP address, without the key, it will fail. -- Quaker > DHCP in Solaris doesn't have anything to do with encryption. If you > need that package in order to make the driver work for DHCP, then > you're also going to need it to make it work for static IP, or even if > you don't run IP at all and you choose to run some other networking > protocol. > > The drivers neither know nor care whether DHCP is in use. > > _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
