On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 02:11:52PM -0400, Richard Farina wrote: > Johannes Berg wrote: >> Umm, if _you_ set channel 11 then you _will_ see channel 11. It's just >> that when it's scanning and happens to be on channel 132 instead of 11, >> while you previously set 11, you will _after_ this patch see 11, not >> 132. >> >> > Yes, and at what point does it seem like a good idea to hide the channel > the wifi card is on? If I set channel 11 and it is scanning instead of > locked on channel 11 then I should see the current channel the hardware > is on. This seems like an aweful idea to me, granted, it may help a few > people that don't understand how scanning works, but hiding the truth is > never a good idea. NACK. I can see what you mean, but I think showing seemingly random fluctuations in channel assignments is at best distracting. Don't you agree that most people are more interested in seeing the configuration state than the transient state of the hardware? John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx might be all we have. Be ready. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
