Allow IBSS/AP mode networks to be created in ap_scan=1 mode

[libeap.git] / wpa_supplicant / wpa_supplicant.conf

diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index 49ed96d..1ee282a 100644 (file)
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ eapol_version=1
 # allow the driver to take care of AP scanning and selection and use
 # wpa_supplicant just to process EAPOL frames based on IEEE 802.11 association
 # information from the driver.
-# 1: wpa_supplicant initiates scanning and AP selection
+# 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
@@ -102,6 +104,10 @@ 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
+# When using IBSS or AP mode, ap_scan=2 mode can force the new network to be
+# created immediately regardless of scan results. ap_scan=1 mode will first try
+# to scan for existing networks and only if no matches with the enabled
+# networks are found, a new IBSS or AP mode network is created.
 ap_scan=1
 
 # EAP fast re-authentication
@@ -244,8 +250,8 @@ fast_reauth=1
 # 1 = IBSS (ad-hoc, peer-to-peer)
 # 2 = AP (access point)
 # Note: IBSS can only be used with key_mgmt NONE (plaintext and static WEP)
-# and key_mgmt=WPA-NONE (fixed group key TKIP/CCMP). In addition, ap_scan has
-# to be set to 2 for IBSS. WPA-None requires following network block options:
+# and key_mgmt=WPA-NONE (fixed group key TKIP/CCMP). WPA-None requires
+# following network block options:
 # proto=WPA, key_mgmt=WPA-NONE, pairwise=NONE, group=TKIP (or CCMP, but not
 # both), and psk must also be set.
 #