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diff --git a/doc/README.html.in b/doc/README.html.in index 7cbc20a..dc5178c 100644 --- a/doc/README.html.in +++ b/doc/README.html.in @@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.</p> <h2><a name="news">News</a></h2> +<div class="news-date">Sun Feb 8 2004: </div> <p class="news-text"><a +href="@PACKAGE_URL@waproamd-0.6.tar.gz">Version 0.6</a> released, added spec file, disable host roaming by default, <b>the default configuration doesn't rely on ifplugd anymore</b></p> + <div class="news-date">Mon Jan 26 2004: </div> <p class="news-text"><a href="@PACKAGE_URL@waproamd-0.5b.tar.gz">Version 0.5b</a> released, added missing file.</p> @@ -72,11 +75,17 @@ own package, add documentation, several bug fixes.</p> Linux wireless extensions. It is intended to configure the WEP keys according to the networks found.</p> -<p><tt>waproamd</tt> is intended to be used together with <a href="http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/ifplugd/"><tt>ifplugd</tt></a>. Whenever -an association succeeds, <tt>ifplugd</tt> detects it and runs further -configuration commands for it.</p> +<p>Due to driver and stability issues, starting from version 0.5 +<tt>ifplugd</tt> is no longer recommended for joint use with +<tt>waproamd</tt>. The default action scripts of <tt>waproamd</tt> are +modified accordingly: they run <tt>ifup</tt>/<tt>ifdown</tt> on their +own behalf when a new network became available or and old one is +lost. If you like you may still use <tt>waproamd</tt> and +<tt>ifplugd</tt> on the same interface together, but you have to +modify the default configuration to reflect that.</p> -<p>An alternative implementation of a tool like this is <a href="http://jelmer.vernstok.nl/oss/wlandetect/"><tt>wlandetect</tt></a>.</p> +<p>An alternative implementation of a tool like this is <a +href="http://jelmer.vernstok.nl/oss/wlandetect/"><tt>wlandetect</tt></a>.</p> <h2><a name="status">Status</a></h2> @@ -112,7 +121,9 @@ scan"</tt>. If the driver supports the wireless event subsystem, waproamd may use it to improve latency behaviour. It is not required, however.</p> -<p>waproamd supports the <tt>host_roaming</tt> private <tt>ioctl()</tt> as defined by the <a href="http://hostap.epitest.fi">hostap</a> driver.</p> +<p>waproamd supports the <tt>host_roaming</tt> private +<tt>ioctl()</tt> as defined by the <a +href="http://hostap.epitest.fi">hostap</a> driver.</p> <p>Don't forget to install a firewall on your computer, since <tt>waproamd</tt> will try to log into any network it finds with @@ -185,7 +196,7 @@ for it.</p> <h2><a name="acks">Acknowledgements</a></h2> -<p>Thomas Hood, Norbert Preining, Herbert Graeber, Fabrice Bellet for patches</p> +<p>Thomas Hood, Norbert Preining, Herbert Graeber, Fabrice Bellet, Sean Reifschneider for patches</p> <p>Oliver Kurth for packaging <tt>waproamd</tt> for Debian</p> |