What software is responsible for connecting to the wireless net specified in /etc/network/interfaces?

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Published on 2012-03-26T10:19:06Z Indexed on 2012/03/26 11:43 UTC
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I'm curious what software (package, utility in bin's) handle interface parameters in /etc/network/interfaces and decides to connect to the specified wireless net.

I use wifi usb stick dlink DWL-110 attached to wlan0 with ndiswrapper driver.

Sometimes wlan0 sees my wifi net - iwlist wlan0 scan shows it, but does not connect to it - iwconfig shows AP Not-Associated, until I replug the stick.

Neither reinserting module with ndiswrapper, not ifdown/ifup or restarting networking helps.

That is why I need to know what OS entity handles connection/reconnection to wireless net.

EDIT: shame on me, I use wireless-tool package with wep encryption

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