On Tuesday 04 August 2009 06:54:33 Dirk Mast wrote: > patrick keshishian wrote: > > pkg/DESCR says: > >> wpa_supplicant is the implementation of an IEEE 802.1X supplicant. > >> This port is for wired authentication only (Ethernet PAE) and does not > >> support the wireless WPA/WPA2 functionality. > > > > Just curious why is this only configured for wired? > > > > Also, i noticed that this port is a bit old compared to the current > > stable release of the software. Do we have a better alternative for > > this port/package? > > > > As of today I am under new "corporate network control" and I am trying > > to figure out how I can get my obsd ibook back on wireless. Googling > > brought me to this software and hence port. > > > > --patrick > > OpenBSD has wpa included in ifconfig, so for your wireless configuration > you shouldn't need wpa_supplicant. > > See ifconfig manpage and the manpage for your device.
That is only the case if using WPA in pre-shared key mode on the AP. Otherwise you need wpa_supplicant. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
