From a119f9221817b43aa8d7daa84d79f95db06d1cc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rémy Oudompheng Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:58:40 +0200 Subject: update NEWS file and documentation --- NEWS | 2 ++ docs/wireless | 10 +++++++--- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 3240427..cd6fdb6 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ version 2.6 - add support for static routes configuration (FS#18700) - add support for creating tun/tap interfaces (FS#15049) +- wireless: add support for explicit BSSID (FS#24582) +- wireless: add support for ad-hoc connections (FS#19683) - does not install things in /var/run version 2.5.5 diff --git a/docs/wireless b/docs/wireless index 6977bd7..10811b9 100644 --- a/docs/wireless +++ b/docs/wireless @@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ KEY (required for SECURITY of 'wpa' or 'wep' only) ESSID (this or AP is required) : Name of network to connect to. AP (this or ESSID is required) -: AP of the network to connect to. +: AP (BSSID) of the network to connect to. +HIDDEN (optional) +: Define this to connect to hidden ESSIDs. +ADHOC (optional) +: Define this to use ad-hoc mode for wireless. TIMEOUT (optional) : Time to wait for association. Defaults to 15 seconds. SCAN (optional) : yes/no Scan for a wireless network rather than blindly attempting to connect. Hidden SSID networks do not appear in a scan. -IWCONFIG (optional) -: Arguments to pass to iwconfig before attempting to configure the connection. For example, BSSID. +IWCONFIG (optional, deprecated) +: Arguments to pass to iwconfig before attempting to configure the connection. ### WPA options WPA_CONF (for SECURITY of 'wpa-config' only) -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b