[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#882716: Bug#882716: 2.6-7 does not fallback the default interface config, only id_str plus explicit interface config works

[Andrew Shadura]

On 26/11/17 11:51, manul wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Followup-For: Bug #882716
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> 
> As you suggested, I am currently running the version 2:2.6-5 from snapshots.debian.org experimental:
> 
> root at hpsiddie:/home/manul# apt-cache policy wpasupplicant
> wpasupplicant:
>   Installed: 2:2.6-5
>   Candidate: 2:2.6-7
>   Version table:
>      2:2.6-7 500
>         500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 Packages
>  *** 2:2.6-5 100
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 
> 
> There is no bug in this version, it correctly falls back to default interface in /etc/network/interfaces, and initiates dhclient automatically.
> 
> 
> Here are the current stanzas (no id_str in wpasupplicant config, and only default interface configured in /etc/network/interfaces)
> 
> /etc/network/interfaces:
> ------------
> iface wlan0 inet manual
>         wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
>         wpa-roam-default-iface default
> 
> iface default inet dhcp
> ------------
> 
> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf:
> ------------
> network={
>         ssid="sid5G"
>         psk="*****"
>         priority=32
> }
> ------------
> 
> So all is ok here with the previous version 2:2.6-5 from snapshots.debian.org experimental.

Right, okay, makes sense. Please try a patched version from:
https://people.debian.org/~andrewsh/UNRELEASED/


-- 
Cheers,
  Andrew