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ndis_events – relay events from ndis(4) drivers to wpa_supplicant(8)

The ndis_events utility listens for events generated by an ndis(4) wireless network driver and relays them to wpa_supplicant(8) for possible processing. The three event types that can occur are media connect and disconnect events, such as when a wireless interface joins or leaves a network, and media-specific events. In particular, ndis(4) drivers that support WPA2 will generate media-specific events containing PMKID candidate information which wpa_supplicant(8) needs in order to properly associate with WPA2-capable access points.

The ndis_events daemon works by listening for interface information events via a routing socket. When it detects an event that was generated by an ndis(4) interface, it transmits it via UDP packet on the loopback interface, where wpa_supplicant(8) is presumably listening. The standard wpa_supplicant(8) distribution includes its own version of this utility for use with Windows[rg]. The FreeBSD version performs the same functions as the Windows[rg] one, except that it uses an ioctl(2) and routing socket interface instead of WMI.

Note that a single instance of ndis_events is sufficient to scan for events for any number of ndis(4) interfaces in a system.

ndis(4), wpa_supplicant(8)