hello, If we have to go into the console to delete some configuration file, the whole point of the applet is over (confort for the users, otherwise, iwconfig works always ;-)
What is the decision about the "menu item" to scan for new networks rather than triggering the scan when the user click on the applet ? THanks Joan Michael Trunner wrote: > Am Mittwoch, den 02.05.2007, 17:39 -0400 schrieb Dan Williams: > >> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 23:00 +0200, Michael Trunner wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I had a very similar idea. If I have choose a network it shouldn't >>> switch to another when the my goes off. Because everyday when my own >>> network is to faraway nm switch to the network of my neighbour. In this >>> case nm shouldn't search for other networks. I think a checkbox "search >>> for networks" would be nice. >>> >> If you don't want to associate with your neighbors network, remove it >> from GConf. You connected to it once upon a time, which is why NM is >> trying now. Granted, there should be a nice way to remove cached >> networks, but having a checkbox for scanning is not the solution. >> >> > > Hmm okay, but I have a similar problem on my University. There is one > for the complete campus (VPN) and one for special buildings with eap > which I prefer. But sometimes it switch like at home. Deleting the gconf > entry is okay for the problem with my neighbours. But not for my problem > one the university, because when I leave the building (so there is no > eap conncetion) then I'm using the campus WLAN and the gconf entry is > back. > Maybe some one have a good idea for this problem. > > Michael > > > > >> Dan >> >> >>> Bye >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> Am Mittwoch, den 02.05.2007, 19:12 +0300 schrieb Joan Moreau: >>> >>>> The point is not to do it by oneself or by the pc, but one may click >>>> several time on the icon to see the status of the discovery which >>>> trigger a new search and that does not end , while having to click once >>>> on a button let people be able to see the current list of network >>>> without "risking" to trigger a new search. >>>> >>>> >>>> Christopher Aillon wrote: >>>> >>>>> Greg Oliver wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 09:08 +0200, Soren Hansen wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Could one of you perhaps explain to me why you want to do something >>>>>>> manually that network-manager does for you automatically? I don't quite >>>>>>> get it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Honestly, so my LED does not blink repeatedly >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> You'll have others blinking anyway. Hard disk, etc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> - as well as go back to a >>>>>> previous request to have wired/wireless active simultaneously (I know >>>>>> thats coming). In that situation, that would be most pleasant. My >>>>>> radio would not be scanning constantly when I do not need it and I could >>>>>> scan when I want them both on. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> And if your wired ever dies out? Or if you need to move for some reason >>>>> and need to unplug? Do you want NetworkManager to just sit there for >>>>> you to realize what happened, then click the applet, then click perform >>>>> scan, wait for a few seconds, figure out which Network, and then connect >>>>> you to wireless? >>>>> >>>>> Personally, I'd rather my music stream keep on playing. The whole point >>>>> of NetworkManager is to do the work for you. People that don't want it >>>>> to do the work still have iwconfig/iwlist. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> NetworkManager-list mailing list >>>>> NetworkManager-list@gnome.org >>>>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> NetworkManager-list mailing list >>>> NetworkManager-list@gnome.org >>>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
