[maemo-developers] Newbie questions

[From: Kalle Valo]

ext Javier Gálvez Guerrero <javier.galvez.guerrero at gmail.com> writes:

> Through mail archives<http://www.mail-archive.com/maemo-developers@maemo.org/msg11043.html>I've
> noted that I'd need access to information included in wlancond.h and
> wlancond-dbus.h header files from osso-wlan-dev library, not included in
> osso-wlan, so it seems I have nothing to do with this alternative,
> do I?

osso-wlan-dev seems to be available now:

https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1790#c3

> Wireless tools seem to be the only way to get this kind of information.

Wireless Extensions is widely used, yes, but you have to be careful
when using on it N800/N810 because using at the same time with
wlancond will create complications. For example, wlancond can change
the interface status to down anytime and scanning would not work after
that. Using wlancond D-BUS interface would avoid that, I think, but
I'm not that familiar with wlancond and I cannot say anything
definitive.

Also please note that using WE or wlancond interfaces is not
officially supported. You are on your own with that.

> By the way, what about WiMAX, 3G and DVB-H networks? Any way to get these
> networks information with Maemo?

I have no idea.

-- 
Kalle Valo