wpa_supplicant
The new wpa_supplicant packages have removed the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file. Wireless LAN is now configured via special commands from /etc/network/interfaces, which looks like an elegant Debian way to do things.
While setting this up, I have learned the following:
- an ESSID starting with "+" is not accepted
- You don't enter the passphrase verbatim into /e/n/i, you use wpa_passphrase to hash it
- wpa_supplicant debugs surprisingly well
Well done, maintainers! Thanks!
Next time I'll figure out how to configure wpa_supplicant to automatically associate to the correct wireless LAN regardless of location