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Hacking Pwireless2

January 07, 2010 — BarryK
There are some issues with putting Jemimah's Pwireless2 beta2.7 into Quirky.

Jemimah has included binary executables from 'gtrayicon', 'dhcpcd' and 'wpa_supplicant' packages inside Pwireless2. That is not acceptable for me, so I am in the process of providing those packages as separate PETs.

dhcpcd
I recently compiled version 5.1.3. There are problems with using this with Pwireless2. I configured like this:

./configure --libexecdir=/lib/dhcpcd --dbdir=/var/lib/dhcpcd --sysconfdir=/etc

as this is the posix recommended layout, as stated in the dhcpcd docs. However, jemimah has left the db-directory as /var/db, the execdir as /usr/libexec and the binary executables are in /usr/local/sbin whereas I have them in /usr/sbin -- and Jemimah's scripts have hardcoded paths for the excutables (which she probably did to avoid using old executables (?)).

I have created a dhcpcd PET package with symlinks, which fixes most of the problems. However, /var/db is used by something else and I cannot make that into a symlink. Umm, it seems only /root/Startup/Pwireless2 explicitly addresses /var/db, so I request that another line be inserted in the script:

rm -f /var/db/dhcpcd*
rm -f /var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd*


Oh, I have just looked in Jemimah's /etc/dhcpcd.conf, it has this line:

denyinterfaces lo,ppp0,wmaster0

...hmmm, I need to put this on hold until after further discussion with Jemimah and others. Um, wouldn't it be better, if dhcpcd.conf is modified in a manner that may adversely affect other uses (like ppp0 dialup), that the dhcpcd executable be called with "--config <alternate config file>"? The dhcpcd commandline also allows "--denyinterfaces <comma-delimited list>".

wpa_supplicant
Jemimah has configured this differently from the one already in Puppy or Quirky. She has sent me the configure details but I have not yet got onto that. For the record, this is the .config file that she has sent me:

# Example wpa_supplicant build time configuration

#
# This file lists the configuration options that are used when building the
# hostapd binary. All lines starting with # are ignored. Configuration option
# lines must be commented out complete, if they are not to be included, i.e.,
# just setting VARIABLE=n is not disabling that variable.
#
# This file is included in Makefile, so variables like CFLAGS and LIBS can also
# be modified from here. In most cases, these lines should use += in order not
# to override previous values of the variables.


# Uncomment following two lines and fix the paths if you have installed OpenSSL
# or GnuTLS in non-default location
#CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/openssl/include
#LIBS += -L/usr/local/openssl/lib

# Some Red Hat versions seem to include kerberos header files from OpenSSL, but
# the kerberos files are not in the default include path. Following line can be
# used to fix build issues on such systems (krb5.h not found).
#CFLAGS += -I/usr/include/kerberos

# Example configuration for various cross-compilation platforms

#### sveasoft (e.g., for Linksys WRT54G) ######################################
#CC=mipsel-uclibc-gcc
#CC=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-gcc
#CFLAGS += -Os
#CPPFLAGS += -I../src/include -I../../src/router/openssl/include
#LIBS += -L/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc-0.9.19/lib -lssl
###############################################################################

#### openwrt (e.g., for Linksys WRT54G) #######################################
#CC=mipsel-uclibc-gcc
#CC=/opt/brcm/hndtools-mipsel-uclibc/bin/mipsel-uclibc-gcc
#CFLAGS += -Os
#CPPFLAGS=-I../src/include -I../openssl-0.9.7d/include \
# -I../WRT54GS/release/src/include
#LIBS = -lssl
###############################################################################


# Driver interface for Host AP driver
CONFIG_DRIVER_HOSTAP=y

# Driver interface for Agere driver
#CONFIG_DRIVER_HERMES=y
# Change include directories to match with the local setup
#CFLAGS += -I../../hcf -I../../include -I../../include/hcf
#CFLAGS += -I../../include/wireless

# Driver interface for madwifi driver
#CONFIG_DRIVER_MADWIFI=y
# Set include directory to the madwifi source tree
CFLAGS += -I../../madwifi

# Driver interface for Prism54 driver
# (Note: Prism54 is not yet supported, i.e., this will not work as-is and is
# for developers only)
#CONFIG_DRIVER_PRISM54=y

# Driver interface for ndiswrapper
#CONFIG_DRIVER_NDISWRAPPER=y

# Driver interface for Atmel driver
CONFIG_DRIVER_ATMEL=y

# Driver interface for old Broadcom driver
# Please note that the newer Broadcom driver ("hybrid Linux driver") supports
# Linux wireless extensions and does not need (or even work) with the old
# driver wrapper. Use CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT=y with that driver.
#CONFIG_DRIVER_BROADCOM=y
# Example path for wlioctl.h; change to match your configuration
#CFLAGS += -I/opt/WRT54GS/release/src/include

# Driver interface for Intel ipw2100/2200 driver
CONFIG_DRIVER_IPW=y

# Driver interface for Ralink driver
CONFIG_DRIVER_RALINK=y

# Driver interface for generic Linux wireless extensions
CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT=y

# Driver interface for Linux drivers using the nl80211 kernel interface
#CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=y

# Driver interface for FreeBSD net80211 layer (e.g., Atheros driver)
#CONFIG_DRIVER_BSD=y
#CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
#LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib

# Driver interface for Windows NDIS
#CONFIG_DRIVER_NDIS=y
#CFLAGS += -I/usr/include/w32api/ddk
#LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib
# For native build using mingw
#CONFIG_NATIVE_WINDOWS=y
# Additional directories for cross-compilation on Linux host for mingw target
#CFLAGS += -I/opt/mingw/mingw32/include/ddk
#LIBS += -L/opt/mingw/mingw32/lib
#CC=mingw32-gcc
# By default, driver_ndis uses WinPcap for low-level operations. This can be
# replaced with the following option which replaces WinPcap calls with NDISUIO.
# However, this requires that WZC is disabled (net stop wzcsvc) before starting
# wpa_supplicant.
CONFIG_USE_NDISUIO=y

# Driver interface for development testing
#CONFIG_DRIVER_TEST=y

# Driver interface for wired Ethernet drivers
CONFIG_DRIVER_WIRED=y

# Driver interface for the Broadcom RoboSwitch family
CONFIG_DRIVER_ROBOSWITCH=y

# Enable IEEE 802.1X Supplicant (automatically included if any EAP method is
# included)
CONFIG_IEEE8021X_EAPOL=y

# EAP-MD5
CONFIG_EAP_MD5=y

# EAP-MSCHAPv2
CONFIG_EAP_MSCHAPV2=y

# EAP-TLS
CONFIG_EAP_TLS=y

# EAL-PEAP
CONFIG_EAP_PEAP=y

# EAP-TTLS
CONFIG_EAP_TTLS=y

# EAP-FAST
# Note: Default OpenSSL package does not include support for all the
# functionality needed for EAP-FAST. If EAP-FAST is enabled with OpenSSL,
# the OpenSSL library must be patched (openssl-0.9.8d-tls-extensions.patch)
# to add the needed functions.
#CONFIG_EAP_FAST=y

# EAP-GTC
CONFIG_EAP_GTC=y

# EAP-OTP
CONFIG_EAP_OTP=y

# EAP-SIM (enable CONFIG_PCSC, if EAP-SIM is used)
#CONFIG_EAP_SIM=y

# EAP-PSK (experimental; this is _not_ needed for WPA-PSK)
#CONFIG_EAP_PSK=y

# EAP-PAX
#CONFIG_EAP_PAX=y

# LEAP
CONFIG_EAP_LEAP=y

# EAP-AKA (enable CONFIG_PCSC, if EAP-AKA is used)
#CONFIG_EAP_AKA=y

# EAP-AKA' (enable CONFIG_PCSC, if EAP-AKA' is used).
# This requires CONFIG_EAP_AKA to be enabled, too.
#CONFIG_EAP_AKA_PRIME=y

# Enable USIM simulator (Milenage) for EAP-AKA
#CONFIG_USIM_SIMULATOR=y

# EAP-SAKE
#CONFIG_EAP_SAKE=y

# EAP-GPSK
#CONFIG_EAP_GPSK=y
# Include support for optional SHA256 cipher suite in EAP-GPSK
#CONFIG_EAP_GPSK_SHA256=y

# EAP-TNC and related Trusted Network Connect support (experimental)
#CONFIG_EAP_TNC=y

# Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
#CONFIG_WPS=y

# EAP-IKEv2
#CONFIG_EAP_IKEV2=y

# PKCS#12 (PFX) support (used to read private key and certificate file from
# a file that usually has extension .p12 or .pfx)
CONFIG_PKCS12=y

# Smartcard support (i.e., private key on a smartcard), e.g., with openssl
# engine.
CONFIG_SMARTCARD=y

# PC/SC interface for smartcards (USIM, GSM SIM)
# Enable this if EAP-SIM or EAP-AKA is included
#CONFIG_PCSC=y

# Development testing
#CONFIG_EAPOL_TEST=y

# Select control interface backend for external programs, e.g, wpa_cli:
# unix = UNIX domain sockets (default for Linux/*BSD)
# udp = UDP sockets using localhost (127.0.0.1)
# named_pipe = Windows Named Pipe (default for Windows)
# y = use default (backwards compatibility)
# If this option is commented out, control interface is not included in the
# build.
CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE=y

# Include support for GNU Readline and History Libraries in wpa_cli.
# When building a wpa_cli binary for distribution, please note that these
# libraries are licensed under GPL and as such, BSD license may not apply for
# the resulting binary.
CONFIG_READLINE=y

# Remove debugging code that is printing out debug message to stdout.
# This can be used to reduce the size of the wpa_supplicant considerably
# if debugging code is not needed. The size reduction can be around 35%
# (e.g., 90 kB).
#CONFIG_NO_STDOUT_DEBUG=y

# Remove WPA support, e.g., for wired-only IEEE 802.1X supplicant, to save
# 35-50 kB in code size.
#CONFIG_NO_WPA=y

# Remove WPA2 support. This allows WPA to be used, but removes WPA2 code to
# save about 1 kB in code size when building only WPA-Personal (no EAP support)
# or 6 kB if building for WPA-Enterprise.
#CONFIG_NO_WPA2=y

# Remove IEEE 802.11i/WPA-Personal ASCII passphrase support
# This option can be used to reduce code size by removing support for
# converting ASCII passphrases into PSK. If this functionality is removed, the
# PSK can only be configured as the 64-octet hexstring (e.g., from
# wpa_passphrase). This saves about 0.5 kB in code size.
#CONFIG_NO_WPA_PASSPHRASE=y

# Remove AES extra functions. This can be used to reduce code size by about
# 1.5 kB by removing extra AES modes that are not needed for commonly used
# client configurations (they are needed for some EAP types).
#CONFIG_NO_AES_EXTRAS=y

# Disable scan result processing (ap_mode=1) to save code size by about 1 kB.
# This can be used if ap_scan=1 mode is never enabled.
#CONFIG_NO_SCAN_PROCESSING=y

# Select configuration backend:
# file = text file (e.g., wpa_supplicant.conf; note: the configuration file
# path is given on command line, not here; this option is just used to
# select the backend that allows configuration files to be used)
# winreg = Windows registry (see win_example.reg for an example)
CONFIG_BACKEND=file

# Remove configuration write functionality (i.e., to allow the configuration
# file to be updated based on runtime configuration changes). The runtime
# configuration can still be changed, the changes are just not going to be
# persistent over restarts. This option can be used to reduce code size by
# about 3.5 kB.
#CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_WRITE=y

# Remove support for configuration blobs to reduce code size by about 1.5 kB.
#CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_BLOBS=y

# Select program entry point implementation:
# main = UNIX/POSIX like main() function (default)
# main_winsvc = Windows service (read parameters from registry)
# main_none = Very basic example (development use only)
#CONFIG_MAIN=main

# Select wrapper for operatins system and C library specific functions
# unix = UNIX/POSIX like systems (default)
# win32 = Windows systems
# none = Empty template
#CONFIG_OS=unix

# Select event loop implementation
# eloop = select() loop (default)
# eloop_win = Windows events and WaitForMultipleObject() loop
# eloop_none = Empty template
#CONFIG_ELOOP=eloop

# Select layer 2 packet implementation
# linux = Linux packet socket (default)
# pcap = libpcap/libdnet/WinPcap
# freebsd = FreeBSD libpcap
# winpcap = WinPcap with receive thread
# ndis = Windows NDISUIO (note: requires CONFIG_USE_NDISUIO=y)
# none = Empty template
#CONFIG_L2_PACKET=linux

# PeerKey handshake for Station to Station Link (IEEE 802.11e DLS)
CONFIG_PEERKEY=y

# IEEE 802.11w (management frame protection)
# This version is an experimental implementation based on IEEE 802.11w/D1.0
# draft and is subject to change since the standard has not yet been finalized.
# Driver support is also needed for IEEE 802.11w.
#CONFIG_IEEE80211W=y

# Select TLS implementation
# openssl = OpenSSL (default)
# gnutls = GnuTLS (needed for TLS/IA, see also CONFIG_GNUTLS_EXTRA)
# internal = Internal TLSv1 implementation (experimental)
# none = Empty template
#CONFIG_TLS=openssl

# Whether to enable TLS/IA support, which is required for EAP-TTLSv1.
# You need CONFIG_TLS=gnutls for this to have any effect. Please note that
# even though the core GnuTLS library is released under LGPL, this extra
# library uses GPL and as such, the terms of GPL apply to the combination
# of wpa_supplicant and GnuTLS if this option is enabled. BSD license may not
# apply for distribution of the resulting binary.
#CONFIG_GNUTLS_EXTRA=y

# If CONFIG_TLS=internal is used, additional library and include paths are
# needed for LibTomMath. Alternatively, an integrated, minimal version of
# LibTomMath can be used. See beginning of libtommath.c for details on benefits
# and drawbacks of this option.
#CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH=y
#ifndef CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH
#LTM_PATH=/usr/src/libtommath-0.39
#CFLAGS += -I$(LTM_PATH)
#LIBS += -L$(LTM_PATH)
#LIBS_p += -L$(LTM_PATH)
#endif
# At the cost of about 4 kB of additional binary size, the internal LibTomMath
# can be configured to include faster routines for exptmod, sqr, and div to
# speed up DH and RSA calculation considerably
CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH_FAST=y

# Include NDIS event processing through WMI into wpa_supplicant/wpasvc.
# This is only for Windows builds and requires WMI-related header files and
# WbemUuid.Lib from Platform SDK even when building with MinGW.
#CONFIG_NDIS_EVENTS_INTEGRATED=y
#PLATFORMSDKLIB="/opt/Program Files/Microsoft Platform SDK/Lib"

# Add support for DBus control interface
#CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS=y

# Add support for loading EAP methods dynamically as shared libraries.
# When this option is enabled, each EAP method can be either included
# statically (CONFIG_EAP_<method>=y) or dynamically (CONFIG_EAP_<method>=dyn).
# Dynamic EAP methods are build as shared objects (eap_*.so) and they need to
# be loaded in the beginning of the wpa_supplicant configuration file
# (see load_dynamic_eap parameter in the example file) before being used in
# the network blocks.
#
# Note that some shared parts of EAP methods are included in the main program
# and in order to be able to use dynamic EAP methods using these parts, the
# main program must have been build with the EAP method enabled (=y or =dyn).
# This means that EAP-TLS/PEAP/TTLS/FAST cannot be added as dynamic libraries
# unless at least one of them was included in the main build to force inclusion
# of the shared code. Similarly, at least one of EAP-SIM/AKA must be included
# in the main build to be able to load these methods dynamically.
#
# Please also note that using dynamic libraries will increase the total binary
# size. Thus, it may not be the best option for targets that have limited
# amount of memory/flash.
#CONFIG_DYNAMIC_EAP_METHODS=y

# Include client MLME (management frame processing).
# This can be used to move MLME processing of Linux mac80211 stack into user
# space. Please note that this is currently only available with
# driver_nl80211.c and only with a modified version of Linux kernel and
# wpa_supplicant.
#CONFIG_CLIENT_MLME=y

# IEEE Std 802.11r-2008 (Fast BSS Transition)
#CONFIG_IEEE80211R=y

# Add support for writing debug log to a file (/tmp/wpa_supplicant-log-#.txt)
CONFIG_DEBUG_FILE=y

# Enable privilege separation (see README 'Privilege separation' for details)
#CONFIG_PRIVSEP=y

# Enable mitigation against certain attacks against TKIP by delaying Michael
# MIC error reports by a random amount of time between 0 and 60 seconds
#CONFIG_DELAYED_MIC_ERROR_REPORT=y

Comments

Pwireless2
Username: Jemimah
I will make a config file for Pwireless2 to solve the executable hard-coded location problem. I did do that so as not to break things with the Network Wizard (which in Puppy 4.3.1 and earlier uses different/incompatible versions of wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd) and make it so Pwireless2 can be uninstalled. It's no problem move the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file and fix the compile configuration issues as well. I'll add this change to 2.8. Not having ppp in the denyinterfaces breaks ppp completely for me, since dhcpcd tries to overwrite the IP that wvdial sets up. Are there instances where'd you'd want dhcpcd messing with your ppp connection? In any case, you can now configure that from within the Pwireless2 gui. Pwireless2 works differently than Network Wizard in that it starts up a dhcpcd on boot up that automatically configures your ethernet interfaces when it detects a carrier. With network wizard, nothing happens unless you run the wizard and configure it. So with Pwireless2 you have to deny any interfaces that you don't want dhcpcd to auto configure or it will do stuff you don't want. I think where you're running into problems with wpa_supplicant is CONFIG_DEBUG_FILE. This adds the -f option so debug output can be logged to a file. I imagine you might be interested in compiling without debug support since that shrinks the executable significantly. However, I need it turned on at the moment, so I can get useful bug reports from users and for my own debugging. We might need to modify Pwireless2 for Quirky. If you send me the .config that you want to use, I can make the necessary modifications.


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