Hi, I have been using the wpa-roam mode of wpasupplicant in (a frequently dist-upgraded) Debian unstable for about 12 months or more to handle the transparent wireless roaming. It is robust, reliable, is simple to configure, and very much a set-and-forget type app.
I would call myself a typical laptop user, I roam between up to 3 wireless networks a day and on occasion require the use of an ethernet connection for faster file transfer when copying/syncing large amounts of data from/to my home server (as well as other places on the odd occasion). When I require ethernet, I manually bring my wireless interface down and plug my cable in. I've been testing the patch provided by Kel for the last week, and it just "works as expected" in the same set and forget fashion as the wpa-roam mode. I plug my ethernet cable in, my wireless if is automatically taken down and the ethernet interface is automatically brought up and configured. Do my file transfer, unplug my ethernet (which then brings up the wireless if again) and continue roaming wirelessly as per usual. I can see this would be very beneficial to people who roam multiple ethernet _and_ multiple wireless networks - but for me it is a great convenience and a logical step forward in network configuration for my (the average users) purposes/configuration. As such, I would love to see this patch/functionality incorporated into the debian package by default :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
