On 2009-12-26 22:10:37 +0100, David Paleino wrote: > I asked about this issue to upstream on IRC, and Adam Blackburn > (CCed) replied that this is probably a difference in views about > usage of ad-hoc networks. They mean it as a temporary connection > between two hosts and, as such, shouldn't be listed in the list of > available networks, when one is not already active.
It's temporary, but my point is that it can be used several times (see below). Also, that's why I've said that there could be an option for that. > > So, after scanning the networks, wicd should be able to show *all* > > ad-hoc networks stored in wireless-settings.conf (there could be an > > option for that). > > What kind of option do you have in mind? For instance, an option to decide whether non-visible ad-hoc networks should be shown or not. Alternatively, there could be a button or menu item (e.g. under "Network") to list all the ad-hoc networks. Well, something to be able to access what has been defined in the past. Here's my use of the ad-hoc network: I have a laptop and a Nokia N810, and I sometimes want to transfer data between them. I use wifi for that. In some cases, there's a wifi hotspot to which I can connect, and I can use it. But sometimes I need an ad-hoc network. And I use fixed ESSID, key and IP addresses in this case. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arénaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
