Module Name: src
Committed By: maya
Date: Sun Sep 10 19:08:18 UTC 2017
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man8: afterboot.8
Log Message:
Update wifi guide to reflect dhcpcd no longer invoking wpa_supplicant
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.59 -r1.60 src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
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Modified files:
Index: src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
diff -u src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.59 src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.60
--- src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.59 Fri Jul 21 12:48:01 2017
+++ src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 Sun Sep 10 19:08:17 2017
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.59 2017/07/21 12:48:01 maya Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.60 2017/09/10 19:08:17 maya Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.72 2002/02/22 02:02:33 miod Exp $
.\"
.\" Originally created by Marshall M. Midden -- 1997-10-20, m...@umn.edu
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd July 21, 2017
+.Dd September 10, 2017
.Dt AFTERBOOT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -403,21 +403,26 @@ Then, to make the system use it, put the
nameserver 127.0.0.1
.Ed
.Ss Wireless networking
-You may scan for nearby wireless networks using:
+You can scan for nearby wireless networks using:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
.Ic ifconfig iwm0 up list scan
.Ic ifconfig iwm0 down
.Ed
.Pp
-To connect to a network using WPA, you may use:
+To connect to a wireless network using WPA and DHCP:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
-.Ic echo ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
-.Ic wpa_passphrase networkname password >> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
+.Ic wpa_passphrase networkname password > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
+.Ic wpa_supplicant -i iwm0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf &
+.Ic dhcpcd iwm0
.Ed
.Pp
-After creating /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf, using
-.Xr dhcpcd 8
-on the wireless interface will connect to the network.
+To automatically connect at boot, add the following flags to
+.Pa /etc/rc.conf :
+.Pp
+.Dl dhcpcd=YES
+.Dl dhcpcd_flags="-b"
+.Dl wpa_supplicant=YES
+.Dl wpa_supplicant_flags="-i iwm0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"
.Ss RPC-based network services
Several services depend on the RPC portmapper
.Xr rpcbind 8
