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Document passive_scan option for wpa_supplicant.conf

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This should save the next person to need this behavior some time.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
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Ben Greear 2015-11-04 19:49:39 -05:00 committed by Jouni Malinen
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@ -118,6 +118,25 @@ eapol_version=1
# networks are found, a new IBSS or AP mode network is created. # networks are found, a new IBSS or AP mode network is created.
ap_scan=1 ap_scan=1
# Whether to force passive scan for network connection
#
# By default, scans will send out Probe Request frames on channels that allow
# active scanning. This advertise the local station to the world. Normally this
# is fine, but users may wish to do passive scanning where the radio should only
# listen quietly for Beacon frames and not send any Probe Request frames. Actual
# functionality may be driver dependent.
#
# This parameter can be used to force only passive scanning to be used
# for network connection cases. It should be noted that this will slow
# down scan operations and reduce likelihood of finding the AP. In
# addition, some use cases will override this due to functional
# requirements, e.g., for finding an AP that uses hidden SSID
# (scan_ssid=1) or P2P device discovery.
#
# 0: Do normal scans (allow active scans) (default)
# 1: Do passive scans.
#passive_scan=0
# MPM residency # MPM residency
# By default, wpa_supplicant implements the mesh peering manager (MPM) for an # By default, wpa_supplicant implements the mesh peering manager (MPM) for an
# open mesh. However, if the driver can implement the MPM, you may set this to # open mesh. However, if the driver can implement the MPM, you may set this to