Re: QSS button (Quick Security Setup)
On Fri 17 Aug 2012 at 10:52:30 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:21:23AM -0300, Dr Beco wrote:
> > Dear usernixes,
> >
> > According to:
> >
> > http://www.tp-link.com/lk/article/?id=171
> >
> > There are routers (coincidentally, I have one of them) that accept a
> > new device to establish a wireless connection without having to use
> > password. The method is simple:
> >
> > 1- Push the QSS button on the router.
> > 2- Run the QSS.EXE program on your windows machine in 2 minutes after
> > you pressed the QSS button.
> >
> > That is it! You are now connected!
> >
> > But, hey! QSS.EXE? How can we do it in our debian?
>
> The generic term for this is "Wifi Protected Setup" or WPS. Support
> isn't terribly well integrated into linux's wireless tools at the
> moment, but you can install "reaver" (apt-get install reaver), which
> should help you get connected.
Why is a brute force attack program needed to use something which is
integrated into wpa_supplicant and wpa_gui?
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