Prop #8 WiFi (WPA,WPA2 encryption)

[scottmc]

Prop #8 WiFi (WPA,WPA2 encryption)

This was voted as a must-have for Haiku R1 and since a requirement for beta1 is to be feature complete, this is a beta1 blocker.

Developer results

• must-have (nielx, pulkomandy, umccullough, czeidler, jprostko, siarzhuk, jonas.kirilla, scottmc, anevilyak, 3dEyes, stippi, axeld, leavengood, mmlr, yourpalal, mmadia, oruizdorantes, colin, zooey, ithamar, korli, laplace, tqh, phoudoin, bonefish, humdinger, Wim, sikosis, brecht)
• only-if-ready none

General poll results

[scottmc]

Can we call this one complete yet?

[mmlr]

Replying to scottmc:

Can we call this one complete yet?

Technically yes, as the encryption and authentication is working with the wpa_supplicant in place. But really I'd see this one a bit broader, as in being usable conveniently in everyday scenarios. For this, storing the credentials and some form of sensible auto-connect still needs to be implemented. I'm taking ownership in any case.

[scottmc]

Replying to mmlr:

Replying to scottmc:

Can we call this one complete yet?

Technically yes, as the encryption and authentication is working with the wpa_supplicant in place. But really I'd see this one a bit broader, as in being usable conveniently in everyday scenarios. For this, storing the credentials and some form of sensible auto-connect still needs to be implemented. I'm taking ownership in any case.

How much is left to do on this? Should we add #7663 as a blocker?

[modeenf]

Replying to scottmc:

Replying to mmlr:

Replying to scottmc:

Can we call this one complete yet?

Technically yes, as the encryption and authentication is working with the wpa_supplicant in place. But really I'd see this one a bit broader, as in being usable conveniently in everyday scenarios. For this, storing the credentials and some form of sensible auto-connect still needs to be implemented. I'm taking ownership in any case.

How much is left to do on this? Should we add #7663 as a blocker?

I believe so..

[umccullough]

I think we shouldn't hold this ticket up for #7663, it doesn't make sense.

Is there anything left to implement for WPA/WPA2 specifically?

[pulkomandy]

Yes, there are a few problems left:

• Can't join network with special chars (space or so) in the SSID or key
• Network connection is unreliable and will drop after some time, without any notice.
• wpa_supplicant can be crashed easily, and isn't restarted
• if you enter the wrong key and fail connecting to a network, you have to reboot and start over