Thanks Dan,  So there isn't really any way to truly detect WEP support
unless the wpa flags and rsn flags are set to none then?

Thanks,
Phil

PS - I wanted to say using the 0.7.x DBus interface has been a real
treat vs. utilizing the 0.6.x one.  Nice work to everyone involved.

On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 12:39 -0500, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 11:03 -0500, Philip A. Culver wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > In 0.6.x network manager would detail WEP support if detected on an
> > access point.  I am upgrading my software to integrate with 0.7.0 and
> > am wondering how to detect WEP support (and other support as well) for
> > an AP.   I get the access points properties and see the wpa flags, rsn
> > flags, and flags properties but I don’t see anything specifically for
> > WEP.   I am, franlkly, not entirely certain how to interpret the
> > combinations of some of the other flags either so excuse my lack of
> > knowledge.   
> 
> The 'flags' property with the NM_802_11_AP_FLAGS_PRIVACY bit set is the
> equivalent here.  It was redefined with 802.11i to mean not just WEP,
> but whether the AP enforces any type of encrypted communications, thus
> it will be set for WPA/WPA2 and possibly Dynamic WEP as well.
> 
> Dan
> 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for any help ,
> > 
> > Phil
> > 
> > 
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