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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/wpa/ndis_events/ndis_events.8')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/wpa/ndis_events/ndis_events.8 b/usr.sbin/wpa/ndis_events/ndis_events.8 index 0c5a64a..8cbd0cc 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/wpa/ndis_events/ndis_events.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/wpa/ndis_events/ndis_events.8 @@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ utility listens for events generated by an .Xr ndis 4 wireless network driver and relays them to .Xr wpa_supplicant 8 -for possible processing. The three event types that can occur +for possible processing. +The three event types that can occur are media connect and disconnect events, such as when a wireless interface joins or leaves a network, and media-specific events. In particular, @@ -64,12 +65,14 @@ needs in order to properly associate with WPA2-capable access points. The .Nm daemon works by listening for interface information events via -a routing socket. When it detects an event that was generated by an +a routing socket. +When it detects an event that was generated by an .Xr ndis 4 interface, it transmits it via UDP packet on the loopback interface, where .Xr wpa_supplicant 8 -is presumeably listening. The standard +is presumeably listening. +The standard .Xr wpa_supplicant 8 distribution includes its own version of this utility for use with .Tn Windows\[rg] . @@ -92,31 +95,35 @@ The daemon supports the following options: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl a -Process all events. By default, +Process all events. +By default, .Nm will only process and forward media-specific events, which contain PMKID candidate information, and not bother forwarding connect and disconnect events, since .Xr wpa_supplicant 8 -normally can determine the current link state on its own. In some +normally can determine the current link state on its own. +In some cases, the additional connect and disconnect events only confuse it and make the association and authentication process take longer. .It Fl d -Run in debug mode. This causes +Run in debug mode. +This causes .Nm to run in the foreground and generate any output to the standard error instead of using the .Xr syslog 3 facility. .It Fl v -Run in verbose mode. This causes +Run in verbose mode. +This causes .Nm to emit notifications when it receives events. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ndis 4 , -.Xr ndisapi 9 , -.Xr wpa_supplicant 8 +.Xr wpa_supplicant 8 , +.Xr ndisapi 9 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm |
