Hello, Bob Dunlop wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 07:56:05AM -0400, Peter Heitman wrote: > >>Sorry for having to ask, but since I don't have a 770 yet... Can I >>assume that the 770 comes with a nice graphical utility for discovering >>hotspots and for managing wifi profiles? (if not I'll work on porting >>one but don't want to start if it already exists). > > > You'd need to put the 802.11 interface into monitor mode for at least > the discovery part of this won't you ? Unfortunatly the necessary > information on the chipset or a suitable software interface has not > been made available yet :(
that's not really correct - the interface supports passive scanning which does provides some basic data about available networks but no detailed information and data like monitor mode. There will be a simple (and easy to use!) tool to discover wireless networks and manage connection settings shipped with the devices. Greetings Florian -- The dream of yesterday Florian Boor is the hope of today Tel: 0271-771091-14 and the reality of tomorrow. Fax: 0271-771091-19 [Robert Hutchings Goddard, 1904] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6C 44 30 4C 43 20 6B 61 16 07 0F AA E6 97 70 A8 _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
