[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#384501: wpasupplicant: fix in README.modes.gz for roaming mode

[Daniel R.]

Package: wpasupplicant
Version: 0.5.4-5
Severity: normal

Hello,

The file README.modes.gz in /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant provides a 
deep explanation of the new roaming mode (using the "wpa-roam" tag in
/etc/network/interfaces' wireless network stanza(s)).

I have configured that mode in my laptop (and replaced old ifplugd + 
guessnet system) and works right...

...But you need to specify an "auto <interface>" line in 
/etc/network/interfaces in order to spawn wpasupplicant daemons at
system startup. Otherwise, nothing will happen (no up / down events
for the roaming interface). THIS IS NOT SPECIFIED IN README.modes.gz 
file.

In my case I need to add an "auto eth2" line for my eth2 interface.
Therefore, a sample roaming interface eth2 stanza in /etc/network/interfaces
would be:

auto eth2
iface eth2 inet manual
     wpa-driver wext
     wpa-roam /path/to/wpa_supplicant.conf


Please add a comment in README.modes.gz about this, as it may cause
some mess to less experienced users.

Thanks.


Daniel R.


-- 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 2.6.16-2-686
Locale: LANG=es_ES at euro, LC_CTYPE=es_ES at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages wpasupplicant depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-15   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libncurses5                   5.5-2      Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libreadline5                  5.1-7      GNU readline and history libraries
ii  libssl0.9.8                   0.9.8b-2   SSL shared libraries

Versions of packages wpasupplicant recommends:
pn  dhcp3-client                  <none>     (no description available)

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