FS#13073 - netcfg wep examples missing s:

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Sami Kerola (kerolasa) - Saturday, 31 January 2009, 17:24 GMT
Last edited by James Rayner (iphitus) - Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:50 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To James Rayner (iphitus)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description: In netcfg examples s: is missing from wep files. The note that password requires s: prerix is also missing from manual page. On-line instructions really does not help with this issue.

I wrote a patch fixing this problem.

Additional info:

Name : netcfg
Version : 2.1.2-1


   wep-examples-syxtax.patch (0.8 KiB)
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Closed by  James Rayner (iphitus)
Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:50 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Saturday, 31 January 2009, 20:03 GMT
what do you think to use this instead?
   0001-use-ASCII-string-for-KEY... (0.9 KiB)
Comment by James Rayner (iphitus) - Saturday, 31 January 2009, 21:51 GMT
no, that's no good. A significant amount of people use hex WEP key's which do not need the prefix. I'll make a separate example for string keys.
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Sunday, 01 February 2009, 02:53 GMT
ok, you are right
Comment by Börje Holmberg (linfan) - Wednesday, 04 February 2009, 10:34 GMT
I have troubles with wep on private network. When is this example going to show up?
Comment by James Rayner (iphitus) - Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:48 GMT
added in git

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