On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 02:26:53 +0100 Stephan Maka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello > > I've always felt uncomfortable by the usability of the wireless-tools > (iwconfig, iwlist), but I really love iproute2. That's why I started > to implement "ip wifi". > > My GIT tree is located at: > http://cthulhu.c3d2.de/~astro/git/iproute2.git/ > > I wonder if this has a chance to get merged in iproute2 somewhen at > all, or if this is completely inappropriate functionality for this > tool. > > Note that this my first contribution to a Linux-specific tool, *any* > hints about style and conventions demanded here are welcome. > > I'm sure not everyone will use this instead of wireless-tools, and a > few even don't want it compiled in and linked with iwlib. Should I > make this optional through a Makefile variable? > > If noone else contributes not all of wireless-tools will be > implemented, it's just too much. But basic stuff for configuring a > Wifi card is already there. > > Everyone told me dscape is near, but I hope iwlib will be ported then. Don't waste your time with a tool that uses the exist wext API. But a tool that could use cfg80211 would be useful. After the wireless summit in Jan, I put it on my "interesting ideas" list. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
