From: Chaitanya Tata <[email protected]>
Users might be tempted to try ap_scan=0 for offloading scan,
ap_selection and WPA to driver, update the text to reflect that this is
deprecated.
Jouni confirmed deprecation in
https://www.spinics.net/lists/hostap/msg06482.html
Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Tata <[email protected]>
---
wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf | 11 ++++-------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index 328f91a97..48af20ed0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -94,11 +94,8 @@ eapol_version=1
# 1: wpa_supplicant initiates scanning and AP selection; if no APs matching to
# the currently enabled networks are found, a new network (IBSS or AP mode
# operation) may be initialized (if configured) (default)
-# 0: driver takes care of scanning, AP selection, and IEEE 802.11 association
-# parameters (e.g., WPA IE generation); this mode can also be used with
-# non-WPA drivers when using IEEE 802.1X mode; do not try to associate with
-# APs (i.e., external program needs to control association). This mode must
-# also be used when using wired Ethernet drivers (including MACsec).
+# 0: This mode must only be used when using wired Ethernet drivers
+# (including MACsec).
# 2: like 0, but associate with APs using security policy and SSID (but not
# BSSID); this can be used, e.g., with ndiswrapper and NDIS drivers to
# enable operation with hidden SSIDs and optimized roaming; in this mode,
@@ -106,8 +103,8 @@ eapol_version=1
# the driver reports successful association; each network block should have
# explicit security policy (i.e., only one option in the lists) for
# key_mgmt, pairwise, group, proto variables
-# Note: ap_scan=2 should not be used with the nl80211 driver interface (the
-# current Linux interface). ap_scan=1 is optimized work working with nl80211.
+# Note: ap_scan=0/2 should not be used with the nl80211 driver interface (the
+# current Linux interface). ap_scan=1 is the only option working with nl80211.
# For finding networks using hidden SSID, scan_ssid=1 in the network block can
# be used with nl80211.
# When using IBSS or AP mode, ap_scan=2 mode can force the new network to be
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