Re: [PATCH] staging: r8712u: Fix driver to support ad-hoc mode

[Jeff Chua]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:40 AM, clemens fischer
<ino-news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Jeff Chua:

>> You wish just came true. To use plain iwconfig with wpa_supplicant,

That was my mistake. It should read "To use plain iwconfig _WITHOUT_
wpa_supplicant" ...

>> here's what you need to do ...
>> just remember that the "order" is important ... you must set the
>> encryption key "before" you bring up the interface!!! This applies to
>> non-realtek devices as well.


> This was my reason for prefering iwconfig(8) in the first place after
> realizing that this little USB WLAN stick cannot be used for WPE, only
> for Ad-hoc with WPA.

huh? WPE ... do you mean WEP?

Jeff
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