On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 02:39:52AM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote: > As described in http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/12/20/371 , various wireless > drivers require that the interface be brought up before wireless options > are set. As far as I can tell, the pre-up script doesn't currently do > this.
Unfortunately, some drivers also require the interface to be down before
various wireless options are set. Some don't like option A to be set
before option B, and others want it the other way around. Ideally, you
want to set everything before bringing the interface up, to avoid being
vulnerable in the time between it goes up and you set WEP keys, select
ESSID, etcetera. That's why the Debian package contains a pre-up script.
I can change it, it will fix some, but break other drivers. What I
understand from upstream, who is also responsible for the Wireless
Extensions itself, all drivers that require a certain order of events
are buggy.
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Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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