Issued:

2013-11-20

Updated:

2013-11-20

RHEA-2013:1563 - iw enhancement update

Synopsis

iw enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated iw packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iw command-line utility is used for configuring wireless devices based on the nl80211 interface.

The iw packages have been upgraded to upstream version 3.10, which provides one enhancement over the previous version. This update adds support for Wake on Wireless LAN (WoWLAN) to Atheros WiFi interfaces in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. (BZ#951706)

Users of iw are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• iw-3.10-1.1.el6.s390x.rpm
• iw-3.10-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
• iw-debuginfo-3.10-1.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
• iw-3.10-1.1.el6.i686.rpm
• iw-debuginfo-3.10-1.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
• iw-3.10-1.1.el6.src.rpm
• iw-debuginfo-3.10-1.1.el6.i686.rpm
• iw-debuginfo-3.10-1.1.el6.s390x.rpm
• iw-3.10-1.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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