On 2014 Sep 30 (Tue) at 08:10:40 -0400 (-0400), sven falempin wrote: :On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Peter Hessler <phess...@theapt.org> wrote: :> On 2014 Sep 30 (Tue) at 14:37:08 +0400 (+0400), Vadim Zhukov wrote: :> :2014-09-30 14:27 GMT+04:00 Stefan Sperling <s...@openbsd.org>: :> :> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:59:25AM +0200, Martin Pieuchot wrote: :> :>> Hey Vadim, I'm happy to see you've put some efforts into improving :> :>> how wireless networks are configured on OpenBSD. I have some questions :> :>> below. :> :>> :> :>> On 26/09/14(Fri) 21:38, Vadim Zhukov wrote: :> :>> > :> :>> > This is a proof-of-concept patch that implements network "profiles" :> :>> > in kernel, using IEEE 802.11 network name and/or BSSID. :> :>> :> :>> Why did you choose to put this in the kernel, did you encounter any :> :>> technical problem, or was it easier/better that way? :> :> :> :> Note also that there is an existing 'autoassoc' behaviour. :> :> The net80211 stack will try to automatically associate with :> :> an open wireless network as soon as the interface is brought up. :> :> I think it would make sense to try to keep this behaviour for :> :> encrypted networks for which the key has been pre-loaded into :> :> kernel memory somehow. The primary focus of the kernel should be :> :> on trying to get link on an interface, like it does with open wifi. :> : :> :Yes, I've seen that behaviour. And it actually bothers me - what if I :> :get associated with untrusted network, and my already opened :> :Ajax-enabled browser will start to transfer data via it without :> :notification?.. This can be avoided by forcing some unlikely nwid in :> :hostname.if, but this is not "secure by default". Or maybe I search :> :for security in the wrong place, dunno... :> : :> :> If we have any network configuration, then we SHOULD NOT connect to any :> random wifi point. If there is no (or minimal) configs, then I am not :> too bothered by connecting randomly. :> :> However, I would cheer a change to not auto-connect to the first open :> wifi point. :> :> FWIW, OSX allows for a list of wifi points to connect to, and does not :> automagically connect to any open access point. :> : :the apple connect to whatever it can, just like the droid and this is annoying . : :(like if a signal drop you may end up trying to connect to a printer -_-)
You are talking about an (optional) feature of the iphone. My iphone and android devices do not behave that way. I was talking about OSX on the laptop. -- "Can you hammer a 6-inch spike into a wooden plank with your penis?" "Uh, not right now." "Tsk. A girl has to have some standards." -- "Real Genius"