>For 802.11 (mac_wifi type devices), its not entirely clear what is most
>desirable. We have SSID, security information (WEP/WPA, open/shared-key
>auth -- though nobody should ever use shared-key), 802.11 "mode"
>(802.11b/802.11g, 802.11a), Infrastructure vs. Adhoc, frequency/channel,
>current rate (though that can change at any time). Additionally, even
>the notion of associated/authenticated is a bit muddied by 802.11.
>
>What I'd like to do is leave the other non-802.3 messages as just "link
>up", with no further details.
What I found usable when working on wifi drivers were message of
the form:
linkup, X% signal strange, ESSID="XXXX"
each type of link has its own significant information.
>The main draw back of this approach is that the link notification
>messages will be different for ethernet than for any other link layer.
Well, that is because each type of link has its own type of significant
parameters.
And "logging links status change with significands" seems like a
way to define link dependent properties.
Casper
