[maemo-developers] Newbie questions

From: Javier Gálvez Guerrero javier.galvez.guerrero at gmail.com
Date: Tue Jul 29 12:17:45 EEST 2008
And what about LibConIC <http://maemo.org/api_refs/4.0/libconic/index.html>?


Thanks for your support,
Javi


2008/7/29 Kalle Valo <kalle.valo at nokia.com>

> ext Javier Gálvez Guerrero <javier.galvez.guerrero at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > It seems that with Internet Connectivity API and others I can get some
> > information. What I really need is quite simple. Basically, I need to get
> > the signal strength fluctuations and scan the radio interface for
> available
> > access points or points or attachement. I supposed that I was able to get
> > this kind information from the specific hardware devices as it would make
> no
> > sense to provide with this API if they can not be used. Are these APIs
> for
> > what I think they are?
>
> You have two options, either use Wireless Extensions directly on wlan0
> interface or wlancond's D-BUS interface. Most probably the latter is
> easier to implement, but there isn't any documentation available. You
> would need to check wlancond's sources from osso-wlan to see how it is
> used.
>
> For examples how to use Wireless Extensions see iwconfig sources from
> wireless-tools package.
>
> --
> Kalle Valo
>
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