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Diffstat (limited to 'packages/netbase/netbase/interfaces')
| -rw-r--r-- | packages/netbase/netbase/interfaces | 17 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/packages/netbase/netbase/interfaces b/packages/netbase/netbase/interfaces index ca449168a9..c615642e35 100644 --- a/packages/netbase/netbase/interfaces +++ b/packages/netbase/netbase/interfaces @@ -29,14 +29,23 @@ iface wlan0 inet dhcp # wireless-mode managed # # A WPA1 or WPA2 encrypted connection locked to a specific access point. -# The WLAN cards firmware is updated temporarily to allow WPA -# connections. Your card may or may not need the update. +# This is the best option for non-roaming, single-network usage. +# Note that your card may require a firmware update to use WPA. +# Some distributions install a temporary volatile firmware update on ifup. # #iface wlan0 inet dhcp # wpa-essid some-essid # wpa-psk My-PlainText-Password -# pre-up iwpriv wlan0 reset 1 -# pre-up prism2_srec -r wlan0 /etc/pcmcia/rf010804.hex +# +# A WPA1 or WPA2 encrypted connection using an external configuration file +# for wpa-supplicant. This is the way to go if you need to configure multiple +# networks with different keys and / or WPA settings and roaming support. +# +# iface wlan0 inet dhcp +# wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf +# wpa-driver hostap + + iface atml0 inet dhcp |