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Re: QSS button (Quick Security Setup)



On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 01:36:23PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> 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?

Is it? Last time I looked it wasn't. If wpa_supplicant handles it now,
then that's a lot easier. (Perhaps updating the apt summary might've
helped me :)

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