On Saturday 10 May 2008, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Adalbert Prokop wrote: > > wpa_supplicant can also setup WEP encryption, static or based on RADIUS > > authentication. AFAIK NetworkManager uses wpa_supplicant as the only > > backend to WiFi security. It surely has its advantages, because this way > > you have only to deal with *one* helper problem. > > I've no objection at all to this - > I'm simply pointing out that the name wpa_supplicant is somewhat confusing > if required for connections no using WPA - > particularly in the absence of adequate NM documentation. It was called wpa_supplicant long before NetworkManager used it. It was initially only for setting up wpa authentication. but it has been extended over the years. fedora is a consumer of wpa_supplicant upstream is http://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/ Dennis
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