Re: associating -> disconnected

2009-06-14 Thread Bill Moseley
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 07:37:49AM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote: > I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 a Thinkpad with an > Atheros AR5418 using the ath9k module. Perhaps related -- another problem is I seem to have periodic disconnects now, where before upgrading the wireless was rock solid

Re: idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 20:22 +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote: > On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 21:06 +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > > it is pretty simple actually. Check include/linux/rfkill.h and it is > > just poll, read and write. Only one ioctl for rfkill-input replacement > > in the future, but that is un

Re: idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 21:06 +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Bastien, > > > > > > hows about adding a option to enable/disable WWAN, same like the > > > > > feature > > > > > to en/disable wireless (gnomeapplet: right-click > checkbox) > > > > > > > > > > on my lenovo-notebook it is quite simp

Re: idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread Marcel Holtmann
Hi Bastien, > > > > hows about adding a option to enable/disable WWAN, same like the feature > > > > to en/disable wireless (gnomeapplet: right-click > checkbox) > > > > > > > > on my lenovo-notebook it is quite simple to do it > > > > > > > > to enable: echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan > > > >

Re: idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 20:28 +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Bastien, > > > > hows about adding a option to enable/disable WWAN, same like the feature > > > to en/disable wireless (gnomeapplet: right-click > checkbox) > > > > > > on my lenovo-notebook it is quite simple to do it > > > > > > to

Re: idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread Marcel Holtmann
Hi Bastien, > > hows about adding a option to enable/disable WWAN, same like the feature > > to en/disable wireless (gnomeapplet: right-click > checkbox) > > > > on my lenovo-notebook it is quite simple to do it > > > > to enable: echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan > > to disable: echo disable > /

Re: idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 14:53 +0200, lizard wrote: > hows about adding a option to enable/disable WWAN, same like the feature > to en/disable wireless (gnomeapplet: right-click > checkbox) > > on my lenovo-notebook it is quite simple to do it > > to enable: echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan > to dis

associating -> disconnected

2009-06-14 Thread Bill Moseley
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 a Thinkpad with an Atheros AR5418 using the ath9k module. Now I'm having connection issues as shown in the logs below. I'm not sure if this is a Network Manager issue or a problem with the driver. Or if it's the supplicant. Before upgrading it often t

idea: WWAN enable/disable

2009-06-14 Thread lizard
hows about adding a option to enable/disable WWAN, same like the feature to en/disable wireless (gnomeapplet: right-click > checkbox) on my lenovo-notebook it is quite simple to do it to enable: echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan to disable: echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/wan to get status: cat /pro

Re: Keep a wlan active without Access Point?

2009-06-14 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 12:03 +0530, Ravindra Wankar wrote: > > For one, I run apache with virtual host entries for the static IP. > Secondly, it was just convenient. We develop web based apps and me and > my colleagues need to access apache on each other's machines. > Previously I could simply copy

Re: Duplicate MB entries in tray drop-down

2009-06-14 Thread Rick Jones
--On Sunday, June 14, 2009 13:53:41 +1000 Lorn Potter wrote: ext Rick Jones wrote: > > The ZTE has 3 serial ports withiin the USB interface - one is NMEA > (don't know what it's for), That's probably the GPS device. :) NMEA is a standard that GPS devices use to communicate. Well yep, I know