From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 13 08:03:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D8C416A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:03:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from otter3.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [207.200.51.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D41943D62 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:03:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from centtech.com (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by otter3.centtech.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id i3DF3VE8092126; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:03:31 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <407C013F.9010402@centtech.com> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:03:27 -0500 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (X11/20040406) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Martin References: <1081867789.772.10.camel@klotz.local> In-Reply-To: <1081867789.772.10.camel@klotz.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless auth mode "shared" is missing on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:03:33 -0000 Martin wrote: >The "shared"-option with ifconfig's parameter "authmode" does not work. > >I've looked at the sources in net80211 directory and there is >a "TODO"-comment in places where the shared key authentication >should be. > >Are there any patches available to make it work? > > I think Sam Leffler has patches in his perforce tree, but other than that, you'd be on your own. The truth is, that "shared" mode, is *less* "secure" than "open" mode.. Do some quick searches and you'll find some interesting articles/papers on the subject.. Good luck, Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------------------