On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 14:20, Daniel Wagner <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 01:12:02PM +0200, Tambet Ingo wrote: >> What would call the API you added (other than your test program)? > > Good question. I assumed this could be an option in the nm-applet.
The problem is there's no place to put it there. There's no per-device configuration location anywhere, all the configuration is NMConnection specific. >> Who would want/need to use that UI? > > I can just write about the problem I wanted to fix. The time needed > to recognize there is a new AP or an AP disappeared was just too long. > Of course if you don't have a "fast" changing network setup this is not > really problem. This is all about moving around with your laptop/device and > if it takes 120 seconds to see there is a new AP and 360 seconds to > remove the AP from the list is just a bit too long IHMO. Can you use wireless when you move that fast? :) Surely you can't stay connected to any of the APs? > If I didn't get it completely wrong, connman uses continuously > scanning to overcome this problem. That's exactly what I meant by being device specific. Connman only cares about a few selected wireless cards that support passive scanning, NM needs to also work on cards where a scan request takes noticeable amount of time (when no other IP traffic could be sent). >> Is it wireless device specific? > > The patch allows to set the scan interval for each device separately. > Basically the patch just changes default behavior in NM. The > scan is still triggered through the wpa_supplicant interface. > >> If it's card specific, then we can do the right thing in the NM >> without asking users to try random options if something doesn't feel >> right. > > No, it is not card specific. Okay I think you are right about Sounds like it still is. > offering users too many knobs to play with. How do you propose > to "fix" my use case? I don't know much about wireless drivers, but maybe a new capability for drivers, IW_SCAN_CAPA_SOMETHING? Dan or Helmut will have a better answer. But having UI for something like "I want my wireless APs appear/disappear faster" is certainly not a solution, everybody wants that. Tambet _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
