On 2014 Sep 30 (Tue) at 08:10:40 -0400 (-0400), sven falempin wrote:
:On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Peter Hessler <[email protected]> wrote:
:> On 2014 Sep 30 (Tue) at 14:37:08 +0400 (+0400), Vadim Zhukov wrote:
:> :2014-09-30 14:27 GMT+04:00 Stefan Sperling <[email protected]>:
:> :> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:59:25AM +0200, Martin Pieuchot wrote:
:> :>> Hey Vadim, I'm happy to see you've put some efforts into improving
:> :>> how wireless networks are configured on OpenBSD. I have some questions
:> :>> below.
:> :>>
:> :>> On 26/09/14(Fri) 21:38, Vadim Zhukov wrote:
:> :>> >
:> :>> > This is a proof-of-concept patch that implements network "profiles"
:> :>> > in kernel, using IEEE 802.11 network name and/or BSSID.
:> :>>
:> :>> Why did you choose to put this in the kernel, did you encounter any
:> :>> technical problem, or was it easier/better that way?
:> :>
:> :> Note also that there is an existing 'autoassoc' behaviour.
:> :> The net80211 stack will try to automatically associate with
:> :> an open wireless network as soon as the interface is brought up.
:> :> I think it would make sense to try to keep this behaviour for
:> :> encrypted networks for which the key has been pre-loaded into
:> :> kernel memory somehow. The primary focus of the kernel should be
:> :> on trying to get link on an interface, like it does with open wifi.
:> :
:> :Yes, I've seen that behaviour. And it actually bothers me - what if I
:> :get associated with untrusted network, and my already opened
:> :Ajax-enabled browser will start to transfer data via it without
:> :notification?.. This can be avoided by forcing some unlikely nwid in
:> :hostname.if, but this is not "secure by default". Or maybe I search
:> :for security in the wrong place, dunno...
:> :
:>
:> If we have any network configuration, then we SHOULD NOT connect to any
:> random wifi point. If there is no (or minimal) configs, then I am not
:> too bothered by connecting randomly.
:>
:> However, I would cheer a change to not auto-connect to the first open
:> wifi point.
:>
:> FWIW, OSX allows for a list of wifi points to connect to, and does not
:> automagically connect to any open access point.
:>
:
:the apple connect to whatever it can, just like the droid and this is annoying
.
:
:(like if a signal drop you may end up trying to connect to a printer -_-)
You are talking about an (optional) feature of the iphone. My iphone
and android devices do not behave that way.
I was talking about OSX on the laptop.
--
"Can you hammer a 6-inch spike into a wooden plank with your penis?"
"Uh, not right now."
"Tsk. A girl has to have some standards."
-- "Real Genius"
