Hello and thank you for this answer,

On lun, 2013-10-14 at 03:36 -0400, Pavel Simerda wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > I suspect that NM often switches from a router to another one (there are
> > always a few WiFi routers around me with the same name and using the
> > same network) and my drivers, my WiFi card and/or the routers/network
> > don't support that.
> 
> It's more about multiple access points than multiple routers, then?

Yes, you're right, sorry!

> > If I'm just next to a router (when the signal level is ~100%), it seems
> > that I don't have this problem.
> > Also, I think that my WiFi driver doesn't detect very well the
> > quality/signal level of non connected routers (many routers have a
> > signal level of 100% even if they are not next to me).
> > 
> > Is there a way to configure NM to be "less aggressive" when switching
> > between routers? (e.g. only switch if we're about to be disconnected and
> > not just to have the router with the higher signal level?)
> > Or an option to just disable this feature?
> > (I didn't find any option about that, sorry if I miss something!)
> 
> Sounds more like wpa_supplicant or the driver. You'd have to know what 
> exactly you expect from NetworkManager, i.e. how exactly its communication to 
> wpa_supplicant differs from that of Wicd. I'm not a Wi-Fi guru, though.

Yes, I want to know how exactly its communication to wpa_supplicant
differs from that of Wicd.
Or if we can configure wpa_supplicant to not switch between access
points (and if yes, if it's possible to configure NM to use this option)

Regards,

Matt

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