wpa_supplicant module: add networks option

2015-12-29 18:49:39 +00:00
parent 9dceabc95d
commit 56a53ff458
2 changed files with 56 additions and 24 deletions
@@ -18,8 +18,18 @@ NixOS will start wpa_supplicant for you if you enable this setting:
 networking.wireless.enable = true;
 </programlisting>

-NixOS currently does not generate wpa_supplicant's
-configuration file, <literal>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</literal>. You should edit this file
+NixOS lets you specify networks for wpa_supplicant declaratively:
+<programlisting>
+networking.wireless.networks = {
+  echelon = {
+    psk = "abcdefgh";
+  };
+  "free.wifi" = {};
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+When no networks are set it will default to using a configuration file at
+<literal>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</literal>. You should edit this file
 yourself to define wireless networks, WPA keys and so on (see
 wpa_supplicant.conf(5)).
 </para>