wpa_supplicant vs Wvdial
A side-by-side look at wpa_supplicant and Wvdial. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
wpa_supplicant
Network & Admin
wpa_supplicant is an open source software implementation of an IEEE 802.11i supplicant. It is designed to work with Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows operating systems. wpa_supplicant implements key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator for client stations and controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11 authentication and association of the wireless LAN driver.
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Wvdial
Network & Admin
Wvdial is an open source command line dialer for establishing PPP connections over dial-up modems. It supports external scripts and configuration files for customizing the dialing process.
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