[maemo-developers] libicd-network-wpa

[From: Javier S. Pedro]

2009/3/3 Patrik Flykt <Patrik.Flykt at nokia.com>:
> One thing you should add to the code: if you already have a WLAN
> connection ongoing and icd2 calls the link up function again, make the
> module reply with the ICD_NW_TOO_MANY_CONNECTIONS icd network status in
> the callback.

Hey, thanks! icd2 never tried to call link_up while the connection was
up during my so far two week "field test", but good to be on the safe
side.

>> and I'm
>> having problems with the link_status callback. May I ask for better
>> documentation on this?
>
> Please tell what more information you need.
>

I noticed the problem is that the UI is not calling the status
function upon clicking on the icd status bar icon. The "connection
status application" does indeed call my status function, but neither
the status bar "tooltip" nor the connection status application show
the "signal" bar.

Minor problem tough.

> Search lifetime is the time in seconds the network is kept cached by
> icd2, search interval is the time in seconds after which a new network
> scan is to be triggered by icd2.

Thanks again. Putting sane values there fixed a problem I had with icd
retrying the connection forever.



Right now the whole thing seems to work (I've been using it for two
weeks -- my biggest gripe is modest not autodownloading mail) but It's
difficult to distribute/install, as it requires replacing cx3110x.ko
a.k.a. flashing the initfs. I guess it would be possible to "hack"
wpa_supplicant (yet again) so that it works with the pristine
cx3110.ko, but I'm not a wireless-extensions guru.