WPS support in wpa_supplicant

[Max Kovalenko]

Mac's AirPort utility - an example of a popular, but not WPS certified
client 
doesn't send WPS IE in the Assoc Req either.

-- 

Max

 

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:11:16 -0700, Chuck Tuffli wrote:

>> From: Andriy Tkachuk [mailto:andriy.tkachuk at inobject.com]

>> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 8:34 AM

>> To: Chuck Tuffli

>> Cc: Raghavendra; hostap at lists.shmoo.com

>> Subject: Re: WPS support in wpa_supplicant

>> 

>> Not sure about association request, why it is needed there?

>> 

>> On 2008-08-29 17:14, Chuck Tuffli wrote:

>> > include the WPS IE in

>> > the probe request and association request packets

 

>Section 7.2 mentions that while a WPS IE is optional, an AP must only
attempt WPS (ie not WPA/RSN) if it sees a WPS IE in >the >assoc req.
Some other certified stations were including the IE in both, so that's
what I did, but after some spot testing today, it >appears >maybe the IE
in the assoc isn't always necessary.

 

>---chuck

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