Bug#382650: [pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#382650: wpasupplicant:

[Kel Modderman]

reassign 382650 madwifi
thanks

Reassigning this bug to madwifi (hopefully), reasons are below:

On Saturday 12 August 2006 23:58, Martin Ziegler wrote:
> Subject: wpasupplicant: "wpa-driver wext" does not work for madwifi
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.5.4-5
> Severity: minor
>
> *** Please type your report below this line ***
> I use the madwifi driver for my atheros wireless card. wpasupplicant's
> documentation suggests that the line "wpa-driver wext" (or NO such
> line) in /etc/network/interfaces should work. This seems not to be
> true. wpa_supplicant gets only connected with "wpa-driver madwifi" in
> /etc/network/interfaces.

It *is* true that madwifi supports wext. I help hack on the madwifi driver, I 
use 'wext' and 'madwifi' wpa_supplicant backends, they both work for me.

Quoting the wpasupplicant documentation:

<quote>
Madwifi supports both the 'wext' and 'madwifi' driver backends, but 'wext' is
preferred.
</quote>

I cannot see any problem with that text, I won't change it. You have found a 
problem with madwifi, then madwifi must be changed to fix your problem.

So if wext and madwifi isn't working for you, lets seek support, please may I 
refer you to:

http://madwifi.org/wiki/Support

Thanks, Kel.