[pkg-wpa-devel] r986 - /wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes

[kelmo-guest at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: kelmo-guest
Date: Sat Jan  5 05:08:58 2008
New Revision: 986

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-wpa/?sc=1&rev=986
Log:
random cleanups of README.modes

Modified:
    wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes

Modified: wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-wpa/wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes?rev=986&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes (original)
+++ wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes Sat Jan  5 05:08:58 2008
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 madwifi        MADWIFI 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.)
 atmel          ATMEL AT76C5XXx (USB, PCMCIA)
 wext           Linux wireless extensions (generic)
-ndiswrapper    Linux ndiswrapper
-ipw            Intel ipw2100/2200 driver
 wired          wired Ethernet driver
 test           test driver
 
@@ -62,22 +60,22 @@
 =============================
 
 The Intel Pro Wireless adapters (ipw2100, ipw2200 and ipw3945) all use the
-'wext' backend, unless your kernel is older than 2.6.14.
+'wext' backend, the 'ipw' backend is deprecated and no longer provided.
 
 Madwifi supports both the 'wext' and 'madwifi' driver backends. 'wext' is
 the preferred driver interface.
 
 Ndiswrapper NO LONGER SUPPORTS the 'ndiswrapper' driver backend as of version
-1.16. Therefore, 'wext' must be used unless you use an antiquated ndiswrapper
-release.
+1.16. Therefore, 'wext' must be used.
 
 Set the driver type in the interfaces(5) stanza for your device with the
 'wpa-driver' option. For example:
 
 iface eth0 inet dhcp
-        wpa-driver wext
+        wpa-driver madwifi
         . . . . . more options
 
+If no wpa-driver configuration is supplied, the wext backend is used.
 
 2. Mode #1: Managed Mode
 =======================
@@ -102,9 +100,9 @@
 # obtain a network address.
 #
 iface wlan0 inet dhcp
-        wpa-ssid NETBEER
+        wpa-ssid MyNetWork
         # plaintext passphrase
-        wpa-psk PlainTextSecret
+        wpa-psk plaintextsecret
 
 # Connect to access point of ssid 'homezone' with an encryption type of
 # WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, using the 'wext' driver backend of wpa_supplicant.
@@ -277,10 +275,8 @@
         # copy the template to /etc/wpa_supplicant/
         cp /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/wpa-roam.conf \
                 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
-
-        # set group ownership to netdev to allow users from that group
-        # to interact with wpa_supplicant
-        chown root:netdev /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+        # allow only root to read and write to file
+        chmod 0600 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
 
 NOTE: it is critical that the used wpa_supplicant.conf defines the location of
       the 'ctrl_interface' so that a communication socket is created for the