[pkg-wpa-devel] Re: Non-roaming usage of the daemon: Radio kill switch

[Felix Homann]

On Sunday 09 April 2006 10:19, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
> It is intended? Neither in the documentation of wpasupplicant, nor in
> the documentation of ifplugd I could find a note that these pieces of
> software are intendend to be used together in any way. Where did you get
> this piece of information from?

apt-cache show ifplugd

It doesn't mention wpa_supplicant though, but its functionality. That's why I 
wrote "with e.g. wpa_supplicant"

>
> I looked on google http://www.google.com/search?q=wpasupplicant+ifplugd,
> and all I found were some mails on some user mailing lists, which
> suggested this combination as workaround for wpasupplicant not being
> able to call dhclient when you are not connected yet. 

I still can't see it as a workaround. It is just one possible and useful way 
to use wpa_supplicant. 

After all, I'm personally fine with the new solution now that Kel revealed the 
option for lowering the timeout. 

Regards,

Felix