On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 20:22 -0200, Ricardo Carrano wrote: > I believe what you want is "radio off", not "mesh stop".
"radio off" == iwconfig eth0 txpower off that's always been around from day #1. > On Jan 16, 2008 8:01 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/1/16 Ricardo Carrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > IMHO, there is no point in investing time in mesh stop/start > now (or any > > time in the future unless there is a strong reason for that > - which we lack > > now). > > > The stated reason for wanting this feature is to easily > disable > wireless before getting on an airplane. There is a way to do > it at the > command line, but I don't see government ministers and > education > officials doing that with any reliability. > > If all you want is transport, you can take out the battery > pack, but > if the mesh is not disabled, it will come alive when the > battery pack > is inserted, long before you can boot and get to a command > line to > turn it off. I am quite certain that some of the > aforementioned > ministers and officials will want to show off their new toyz > on planes > just like the rest of us. > > Or we could just wait until there is sufficient public > pressure to > allow XOs to mesh on airplanes so that the rules are changed. > Hey, who > wants to make the movie Toyz on a Plane? %-] > > -- > Edward Cherlin > End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business > http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ > "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan > Kay > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel