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On Sunday 22 October 2006 16:09, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote |
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about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Disabling net.ath0 backgrounding': |
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> > Sorry, I'm just not that wireless savvy, but everything looks fine to |
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> > me. Again, keep in mind that I've never used wpa_supplicant so I don't |
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> > know if that changes things. |
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> I'm using wpa_supplicant so I can connect via WPA encryption. Do you |
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> know if I should be able to do that with wireless-tools instead? |
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From the documentation in wireless.example (which is only used with |
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iwconfig / wireless-tools) you can do WPA on certain drivers, like the |
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rt2500. |
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I believe you will need to use wpa_supplicant with your atheros chipset. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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