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Bug 144339 - net-wireless/wpa_supplicant - wpa_supplicant.conf.example file
Summary: net-wireless/wpa_supplicant - wpa_supplicant.conf.example file
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Roy Marples (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2006-08-18 10:48 UTC by Boris Carlitov
Modified: 2006-09-07 02:40 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Boris Carlitov 2006-08-18 10:48:41 UTC
It would be nice if a wild card connection example were added to the wpa_supplicant.conf.example file.  For example like:

network={
        ssid=
        key_mgmt=NONE
}

Which will connect to the best open connection available.  having it as the last network in the config file as a fallback default seems like behavior many users would like.

Also, the example file didn't make it clear that this kind of catchall is even possible.  

Seems like an important example of what you can do with wpa_supplicant to me (in addition of course to the more complicated encryption/connection examples)

Boris
Comment 1 Roy Marples (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-09-07 02:40:40 UTC
Should be fixed in wpa_supplicant-0.5.5