Bug 256743

Summary:	net-wireless/airsnort should RDEPEND on net-wireless/linux-wlan-ng
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Ryan VanderPlas <ryan.vanderplas>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Mobile Herd (OBSOLETE) <mobile+disabled>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Ryan VanderPlas 2009-01-29 03:26:10 UTC

For the default uses of airsnort, linux-wlan-ng is needed. However, emerging airsnot from a fresh build does not require this package and the program does not operate properly. It still starts out and does scans, but can't work with data nor do any decrypting.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Have a fresh install
2.emerge airsnort
3.program continues to complain that wlanctl-ng is missing

Actual Results:  
A long packet collection without any data collection and no cracked information

Comment 1 Thilo Bangert (RETIRED) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-10-16 12:43:16 UTC

AFAICT linux-wlan-ng is an optional dependancy - needed only when used with prism2 based cards.
i have promoted the einfo notices to elog.

thanks.