Re: wireless configuration

[cbannister%slingshot.co.nz@localhost]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 02:44:49PM -0600, Swift Griggs wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2016, gary%duzan.org@localhost wrote:
> >    Do you have wpa_supplicant configured and running?  See the man page,
> > https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/how_to_use_wpa_supplicant/ , and/or
> > /usr/share/examples/wpa_supplicant/*.
> 
> IIRC, you don't strictly need wpa_supplicant to do WEP (though it does 
> work). You'd at least have the option to simply use the ifconfig(8) for 
> it. Example:
> 
> ifconfig ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 nwid my_net nwkey 0x01020304050607080910111213
> 
> Just FYI. 
> 
> -Swift
> 
> <rant> 
> 
> (Let me be clear this rant isn't directed at anyone on the list nor does 
> it that germane to the question.)
> 
> PS: Note in the content above the total lack of "Duuuhhh, why do you want 
> to use WEP. OMG OMG OMG it's insecure. My friends at Def Con will laugh at 
> you. Theo De Raadt will haze you. You'll never be able to smoke with us 
> behind the gym again. etc..". That gets soooo old, and there are still 
> legit reasons/scenarios to use WEP, as well as a whole constellation of 

I guess it's the same situation as someone using telnet where they should be
using ssh ...

P.S. What does 'haze' you mean? Blow smoke in your face?

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