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diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index c2d100a..33325a5 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -13,22 +13,21 @@ Package: ifplugd Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf (>= 1.2.0) | debconf-2.0 Recommends: ifupdown (>= 0.6.4-4.2) -Description: A configuration daemon for ethernet devices - ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your - ethernet device when a cable is plugged in and automatically - unconfigure it if the cable is pulled. This is useful on laptops with - onboard network adapters, since it will only configure the interface - when a cable is really connected. +Suggests: wpasupplicant, waproamd +Description: configuration daemon for ethernet devices + ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your ethernet device + when a cable is plugged in and automatically de-configure it if the cable is + pulled out. This is useful on laptops with onboard network adapters, since it + will only configure the interface when a cable is really connected. Features + include: . - Some features: - * May beep when the cable is unplugged, plugged, the interface - configuration succeeded or failed. - * Syslog support - * small + * syslog support * Multiple ethernet interface support - * Support for wireless networking. Whenever an association to an AP - is detected the network is configured. Have a look on waproamd - if you need a facility to configure WEP keys before AP - associations succeed. - * Compatibility mode for network devices which do not support cable - detection + * Uses Debian's native ifup/ifdown programs + * Small executable size and memory footprint + * Option to beep when the cable is unplugged or plugged + * Option to beep when the interface configuration succeeds or fails + * Can be configured to ignore short unplugged or plugged periods + * Configure WLAN devices (on detecting a successful association to an AP) + * Supports SIOCETHTOOL, SIOCGMIIREG and SIOCDEVPRIVATE for getting link status + * Compatibility mode for network devices which do not support cable detection |