Fedora 9 Update: wpa_supplicant-0.6.4-2.fc9

[updates at fedoraproject.org]

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2008-8892
2008-11-19 13:11:07
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Name        : wpa_supplicant
Product     : Fedora 9
Version     : 0.6.4
Release     : 2.fc9
URL         : http://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
Summary     : WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant
Description :
wpa_supplicant is a WPA Supplicant for Linux, BSD and Windows with support
for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i / RSN). Supplicant is the IEEE 802.1X/WPA
component that is used in the client stations. It implements key negotiation
with a WPA Authenticator and it controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11
authentication/association of the wlan driver.

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ChangeLog:

* Wed Oct 15 2008 Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> - 1:0.6.4-2
- Handle encryption keys correctly when switching 802.11 modes (rh #459399)
- Better scanning behavior on resume from suspend/hibernate
- Better interaction with newer kernels and drivers
* Wed Aug 27 2008 Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> - 1:0.6.4-1
- Update to 0.6.4
- Drop upstreamed patches
* Tue Jun 10 2008 Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> - 1:0.6.3-6
- Fix 802.11a frequency bug
- Always schedule specific SSID scans to help find hidden APs
- Properly switch between modes on mac80211 drivers
- Give adhoc connections more time to assocate
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #459399 - wpa_supplicant-0.6.3-wext-handle-mac80211-mode-switches.patch clears wep keys
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459399
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use 
su -c 'yum update wpa_supplicant' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

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