[Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#386057: linux-wlan-ng: should default to "managed", rather than "ad-hoc" mode

[Tormod Volden]

Package: linux-wlan-ng
Version: 0.2.4+svn20060808-2
Severity: important
Tags: patch

The Networking applet in gnome-system-tools have no option for network 
mode and nothing gets specified on this in /etc/network/interfaces. Most 
users are using a "infrastructure" mode network.

However, linux-wlan-ng defaults to "ad-hoc" mode if nothing is specified.
This is also not consistent with other network drivers for other cards.

The patch reverts the default to "infrastructure" instead.

This bug has been reported in Ubuntu as well: 
https://launchpad.net/bugs/50224

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-486
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages linux-wlan-ng depends on:
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  udev                         0.093-1     /dev/ and hotplug management daemo
ii  wireless-tools               28-1        Tools for manipulating Linux Wirel

Versions of packages linux-wlan-ng recommends:
pn  linux-wlan-ng-doc             <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information
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--- linux-wlan-ng-pre-up.orig	2006-08-22 13:36:33.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-wlan-ng-pre-up	2006-09-04 23:27:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 }
 trap cleanup 0
 
-if [ -z "$IF_WIRELESS_MODE" ]; then
-	IF_WIRELESS_MODE="ad_hoc"
-fi
-
 if [ -z "$IF_WLAN_NG_HOSTWEP" ]; then
 	IF_WLAN_NG_HOSTWEP=false
 fi