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