Bug#373180: [pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#373180: wpasupplicant: `ifdown wlan0` should do what `wpa_action stop` does now

[Kel Modderman]

Modestas Vainius wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.5.3+20060522-2
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Hello, 
>
> In my opinion, `ifdown wlan0` (without =id_str) should do what `wpa_action
> wlan0 stop` does now, i.e. bring current logical network (if wpa_supplicant
> connected to any) down and kill wpa_supplicant & friends.
>   

I will try to work on that. It was planned but difficult to implement 
cleanly.

> Btw, please document a new roaming capability in README or better yet, NEWS.
> In such a way, more users will discover it. Even a hint to `man
> wpa_action` would be sufficient, imho.
>   

I did hint to the manpage, I think . . . Help is always welcome too :-)

 
> And last, but not least, thanks for a good roaming solution. I really like it.
>   

Thanks so much for the kind words!

Kel.