Just a question (i dont have access to linux atm) Does this new setup offer detection of wireless networks?
iphitus On 7/20/05, j l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Philip Dillon-Thiselton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Judd Vinet wrote: > > > > >On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 10:13:03PM +0100, Philip > > Dillon-Thiselton wrote: > > > > > > > > >>LOL. I'm crap at this. I swear all I do is make > > trouble for myself. I > > >>used to hope I carried it all off in a vaguely > > entertaining way but now... > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Yea, you are a bit of a hell-raiser. :) > > > > > > > > I can but humbly apologise for that and try to do > > better by becoming an > > apprentice of Sensei Xentac in the Art of > > > HowToGetThingsDoneQuicklyAndEfficientlyWithoutPissingPeopleOff > > (tm) > > > > > > > > > > >>To be honest I think my main observation (not > > complaint) is that you've > > >>worked to keep all the config settings in one > > file, rc.conf, but I'm > > >>faced with the prospect of numerous profile files > > just to manage my > > >>wireless connections. It just seems odd to me to > > have four different > > >>files that only differ by one ESSID. With almost > > every other Arch > > >>daemon pkg all the config takes place in one file > > in conf.d - I'm think > > >>I'm just a bit disappointed it won't be the same > > for the wireless > > >>stuff. Inefficent was probably a bad word choice. > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Aye, and that was the original plan. I made a > > half-assed attempt at > > >keeping all the profile stuff in rc.conf itself, > > but the overall > > >feedback was that users found it too confusing to > > configure. It was > > >more flexible/powerful than the netcfg route, but > > it lost a bit of the > > >KISS stuff (on the surface, anyway). > > > > > >So I traded it in for the multiple-file route. I > > figured that, this > > >way, it wouldn't disturb the non-wifi users at all > > and would still be > > >all KISSy n' stuff. And it is a bit similar to > > RedHat's ifcfg-eth0 > > >stuff, so users wouldn't have trouble grasping the > > configuration style. > > > > > >And I make no claims that it's a be-all-end-all > > solution. A couple > > >people have already illustrated scenarios where it > > doesn't work ideally > > >(such as yourself). But the Phils of the world are > > special cases unto > > >themselves, and I trust that they can cope with the > > shortcomings and > > >find some nice ways around them. > > > > > >With the growth of the AUR, perhaps you could even > > offer your own > > >profile setup as an AUR package for those users who > > need more flexibility. > > >My feelings wouldn't be hurt, I promise. :) > > > > > > > > I've already started thinking about that but it > > would just add another > > layer of complexity - best to keep it as simple as > > you already have, > > complicating the complexities is surely a doomed > > exercise! > > > > > > > > > > >>I think you are right - in the past you have > > always managed to provide a > > >>very balanced solution to most problems - I think > > we all appreciate the > > >>work that must take. Or at least we would do if > > we didn't spend so much > > >>time flapping our gums... > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Yea, keeps em lean n' mean. Gum flapping is > > alright by me, as long as > > >we get stuff done at the end of it all. You can > > never please everybody, > > >but you try to please as many as you can in one go > > and hope the rest > > >understand. > > > > > > > > >- J > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >arch mailing list > > >[email protected] > > >http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > arch mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > > > There is a legitmate use for more than 1 card, and > that is if you are lucky enough to live in a conjested > part of town where there are a lot of open networks > and you want to do some load balancing. Seriously, > think of the bandwidth potential if your neighbours > are willing to share it with you. In such a case, a > USB hub and 4 dongles could become common. > http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > _______________________________________________ > arch mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > -- iphitus - www.iphitus.tk _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
