[Angstrom-distro-users] Akita linksys WCF12 issue

[Joshua Layne]

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:39:00 +0100, Matthias Hentges <oe at hentges.net>
wrote:
> 
> Am Freitag, den 14.12.2007, 16:20 +0100 schrieb Stanislav Brabec:
> 
>> But I need (automatically) choose one from more networks depending on
>> actually available APs (WPA protected company or home, if not available,
>> then search for a free AP). I found no way, how to do it using
>> only /etc/network/interfaces.
> 
> The WPA networking scripts were taken 1:1 from Debian so the Debian
> manual on how to setup multiple WPA accounts might give you a hint.
> 

Debian allows you to point to an external wpa_supplicant configuration:
---
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
        wireless_mode managed
        wireless_essid any
        wpa-driver hostap
        wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
---

You then set up your networks in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf including the
wildcard 'promiscuous' mode if you so wish.

This works fine in debian (etch) and it works fine in Angstrom

My full setup is detailed here: http://blog.willowisp.net/?p=29

> I don't need more than one key so I can't help you here.
> 
>>  That is why I edited wpa.conf.
>> wpa-supplicant can choose one of more networks (even WEP or
>> unencrypted), but it introduces other problems:
>> - DHCP is started too early
>> - When AP becomes unavailable, it does not try automatically to
>>   re-associate.
>> - If it associates with AP, but AP rejects to provide internet
>>   connection, then it does not try another AP.
>>
>> It would be nice to have a tool, which can do this automatically. Using
>> wpa.conf or using my scripts are only a partial attempts.
>>
> 
> As I said before, Angstrom does not support this kind of thing. The
> networking scripts are simply not made for this. Breakage is to be
> expected.

I don't at all see how this could break anything.

> 
> Patches are of course - as always - welcome ;)

Is this really a complex enough issue to require a patch?  Or is it just
user configuration?

Best Regards,
Josh