On Wed, 2015-07-22 at 18:29 +0200, Jean-Christian de Rivaz wrote: > Le 22. 07. 15 17:56, Dan Williams a écrit : > > On Wed, 2015-07-22 at 10:53 +0200, Lubomir Rintel wrote: > > > On Tue, 2015-07-21 at 11:37 +0200, Tore Anderson wrote: > > > > This makes wifi preferred to wwan (the modem and bluetooth > > > > device > > > > types > > > > to be specific) by default, so that users that care about being > > > > connected at all times can keep both enabled with auto-connect. > > > > As > > > > wifi > > > > is usually unmetered and often faster than wwan, it makes sense > > > > to > > > > prefer it. This is also how pretty much every smart-phone in > > > > the > > > > world > > > > behaves, so it aligns better with user expectations too. > > > > > > > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744754 > > > > --- > > > > src/devices/nm-device.c | 8 ++++---- > > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c > > > > index eba15a3..332182a 100644 > > > > --- a/src/devices/nm-device.c > > > > +++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c > > > > @@ -721,14 +721,14 @@ nm_device_get_priority (NMDevice *self) > > > > return 400; > > > > case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BRIDGE: > > > > return 425; > > > > - case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MODEM: > > > > - return 450; > > > > - case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BT: > > > > - return 550; > > > > case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI: > > > > return 600; > > > > case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OLPC_MESH: > > > > return 650; > > > > + case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MODEM: > > > > + return 700; > > > > + case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BT: > > > > + return 750; > > > > case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_GENERIC: > > > > return 950; > > > > case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN: > > > > > > Thank you. Applied to master & 1.0 stable branch. > > I'm OK with this too, though the original idea was that more > > "intentional" connections would be preferred. eg, WWAN is a lot > > less > > automatic than WiFi, and often costs you more money, thus if you > > activate a WWAN device you probably want to use it... > > > > Hi Dan, > > As a user I have to disagree with your doubt on this welcome change. > > While WiFi at least imply that the user select an SSID, there exists > SIM > cards that are delivered configured to not require a PIN code or a > APN > password from the user. This make the cellular modem connection even > 'less intentional' than a WiFi connection from a user point of view. > Still the cellular modem is far more costly than the WiFi, so it's > logic > to select the WiFi over the cellular modem by default. > > As a traveler, I alway want to select the WiFi over the cellular > modem > even if the cellular modem is fully configured, to obviously avoid a > much as possible the cellular modem roaming cost when a nearby WiFI > provides a good enough internet access. > > Can't understand why it was not the default from the beginning.
I'll add that if and when we get access to EAP-SIM support, a number of Wi-Fi hotspots will be able to use the SIM card as a mean of authentication. _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
