On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 08:55:29AM -0400, Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:21:31 -0600 > Chad Perrin articulated: > > > This is where we find a dividing line between users who want different > > things. Yes, you turn on your Win7 laptop (or wake it up) in a coffee > > shop, and it connects automagically -- in fact, you probably don't > > even realize it has connected. Hopefully it connected to the coffee > > shop's network, and not one of those occasional skimming networks that > > masquerade as coffe shop networks and exist to harvest login data and > > the like. The dividing line between two schools of thought on the > > matter in this example should be obvious. > > You do realize that all of that is configurable; ie, auto connect, > preferred network, etcetera. If you have not taken the time to read the > documentation and properly configure the wireless app correctly then > why bitch? I am not implying that it is perfect; however, given the > grave limitations that FreeBSD places on wireless connections; > specifically lack of drivers, and the inordinate amount of manual > intervention to accomplish what Microsoft and other OSs, (does the name > Ubuntu sound familiar) have achieved, it is readily apparent that the > FreeBSD implementation is trailing the pack.
If you turn off the automation that connects you to networks you do not want, you turn off the "advantage" you suggest FreeBSD needs. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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