I can't help with your protocol question, but the reason why specifying the SSID isn't working is because it needs to be a quoted value, e.g.
wifiConfig.SSID = "\"test\""; Neil On Feb 2, 8:30 pm, Daniel Rolph <d...@rolph.com> wrote: > After digging around a little, I was able to put together the code to > programmatically connect to an open network/AP. For some reason, specifying > the SSID causes the code not to connect. > > WifiConfiguration wifiConfig = new WifiConfiguration(); > wifiConfig.BSSID = "00:0C:41:F5:B0:08"; > wifiConfig.priority = 1; > wifiConfig.allowedKeyManagement.set(KeyMgmt.NONE); > wifiConfig.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.TKIP); > wifiConfig.allowedAuthAlgorithms.set(WifiConfiguration.AuthAlgorithm.OPEN); > wifiConfig.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.NONE); > wifiConfig.status=WifiConfiguration.Status.ENABLED; > > WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE); > int netId = wifi.addNetwork(wifiConfig); > wifi.enableNetwork(netId, true); > > I am curious about the behavior of the network activity that I am seeing. > The N1 is constantly broadcasting Probe Requests. The Access Point is > sending out Probe Responses. When I enable the network with the SDK, the N1 > sends out a Probe Response with the SSID of the AccessPoint (probably > determined from the Probe Response). The N1 then sends out an Association > Request to the AP and negotiates the connection. Why can't I initiate an > Association Request to the AP prior to receiving the AP Probe Response? > Basically, I would like to already have the AP defined in my > WifiConfiguration and be sending Association Requests prior to being in range > of the AP. Is this possible or am I constrained by the protocol? > > Thank you very much! > > Dan > > On Feb 1, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Daniel Rolph wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > I am using a Nexus One with 2.1 SDK. I am having problems with a module in > > my application connecting programmatically to a network/AP. The code > > snippet that I am using is: > > > WifiConfiguration wifiConfig = new WifiConfiguration(); > > wifiConfig.BSSID="00:0C:41:F5:B0:08"; > > wifiConfig.SSID="test"; > > WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE); > > wifi.setWifiEnabled(true); > > int netId = wifi.addNetwork(wifiConfig); > > wifi.enableNetwork(netId, true); > > > Monitoring the network, I see probe requests transmitting from the device, > > but I do not see an Authentication/Association request to the access point > > that I specify in the BSSID. Ultimately, I will perform a scan to determine > > valid AP BSSIDs, but for testing, I simply want to connect to a test AP > > which is in close proximity to my Nexus One. > > > I have set the appropriate permissions in my manifest xml and am not seeing > > any negative log statements from adb. > > > Any pointers or suggestions with using WifiManager to perform this action > > would be very appreciated. > > > Thank you very much! > > > Dan > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
