Bug#468235: [pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#468235: wpasupplicant: Better wpa_cli documentation wanted
On Thursday 28 February 2008 07:20:59 Kai Hendry wrote: Package: wpasupplicant Version: 0.6.2+git20080206.g8c0dad4-1 Severity: wishlist I am not sure if this is possible or not with `wpa_cli`. Though I think a user should be able to configure a new AP within this interactive client instead of editing /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf I usually get as far as: scan scan_results But from there I am unsure how to select and configure a new AP. eg: add_network 7 set_network 7 ssid foo OK set_network 7 psk secretpassphrase OK enable_network 7 OK save_config OK Are you supposed to 'add_network' and select it and configure it from there? Does that save to the wpa_supplicant.conf? Anyway, there is room for improvement in user friendliness front. :) You should read: /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.wpa_supplicant.conf.gz Specifically section about update_config. save_config command only works when this attribute is set in current configuration. Using the wpa_cli socket commands is quite a long winded method of configuring networks by hand; but I guess it could be made friendlier with a large amount of hacking... Be good if the documentation address typical use cases. 1) User scanning for network 2) Selecting network 3) Entering password credentials 4) Saving the configuration wpa_gui provides this ability, although both user interfaces are a little bit different to what is expected by many people. Thanks, Kel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#468235: wpasupplicant: Better wpa_cli documentation wanted
Package: wpasupplicant Version: 0.6.2+git20080206.g8c0dad4-1 Severity: wishlist I am not sure if this is possible or not with `wpa_cli`. Though I think a user should be able to configure a new AP within this interactive client instead of editing /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf I usually get as far as: scan scan_results But from there I am unsure how to select and configure a new AP. Are you supposed to 'add_network' and select it and configure it from there? Does that save to the wpa_supplicant.conf? Anyway, there is room for improvement in user friendliness front. :) Be good if the documentation address typical use cases. 1) User scanning for network 2) Selecting network 3) Entering password credentials 4) Saving the configuration -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages wpasupplicant depends on: ii adduser 3.105 add and remove users and groups ii libc6 2.7-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdbus-1-3 1.1.4-1simple interprocess messaging syst ii libpcsclite1 1.4.99-2 Middleware to access a smart card ii libreadline5 5.2-3 GNU readline and history libraries ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-7 SSL shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.1-24 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip Versions of packages wpasupplicant recommends: ii dhcp3-client 3.1.0-3DHCP client -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
