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man: improve NetworkManager.conf manual fo "wifi.scan-rand-mac-address"

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Thomas Haller
2016-06-30 09:22:12 +02:00
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@@ -747,12 +747,15 @@ unmanaged=1
<term><varname>wifi.scan-rand-mac-address</varname></term> <term><varname>wifi.scan-rand-mac-address</varname></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Configures the MAC address of a Wi-Fi device during scanning. Configures MAC address randomization of a Wi-Fi device during
This defaults to <literal>yes</literal> in which case a random, scanning. This defaults to <literal>yes</literal> in which case
locally-administered MAC address will be confiugred. a random, locally-administered MAC address will be used.
Otherwise, the MAC address is left unchanged to whatever was The setting <literal>wifi.scan-generate-mac-address-mask</literal>
configured. allows to influence the generated MAC address to use certain vendor
For the MAC address used while the device is connected, see instead OUIs.
If disabled, the MAC address during scanning is left unchanged to
whatever is configured.
For the configured MAC address while the device is associated, see instead
the per-connection setting <literal>wifi.cloned-mac-address</literal>. the per-connection setting <literal>wifi.cloned-mac-address</literal>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@@ -761,9 +764,9 @@ unmanaged=1
<term><varname>wifi.scan-generate-mac-address-mask</varname></term> <term><varname>wifi.scan-generate-mac-address-mask</varname></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Like the per-connection settings ethernet.generate-mac-address-mask Like the per-connection settings <literal>ethernet.generate-mac-address-mask</literal>
and wifi.generate-mac-address-mask, this allows to configure the and <literal>wifi.generate-mac-address-mask</literal>, this allows to configure the
generated MAC addresses during scanning. See manual of nm-settings generated MAC addresses during scanning. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nm-settings</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details. for details.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>