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Auteur: Edward Bartolo
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Aan: tilt!, dng
Onderwerp: Re: [DNG] Supporting wlanN, where N = {1, 2, 3, ...}
Hi all,

I propose two configuration files for the following purposes:
a) a blacklist file for wifi sources users do not want to connect to
automatically
b) a device mapping file to allow users of uncommon hardware
configurations use networking devices other than wlan0 and eth0.

a) would take the form:
myfirsthorridessid
mrmiserymiseressid

b) would take the form:
wlanX=1
ethX=2


Edward


On 15/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Obviously, the major disadvantage of using my proposed 'solution', is
> users must decide which physical network interfaces to use and stick
> with their decision afterwards.
>
> Edward
>
> On 15/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Although at the moment I am occupied with other commitments, I would
>> to discuss how support for uncommon systems with more than one wifi
>> adaptor and/or with more than one wired network adaptor.
>>
>> The main drawback supporting such systems is that the GUI has to
>> account for them and this makes it more complicated for the end user
>> who almost seldom will be faced by the situation of having to deal
>> with more than one wifi card and/or more than one wired connector on
>> the same system.
>>
>> I am assuming these type of unfortunate users should already be
>> comfortable tweaking there system, so I am suggesting that the backend
>> would be made behave differently in extraordinary situations like
>> these. Instead of defaulting on wlan0 and eth0, power users would opt
>> to use wlan1 or eth1. For this, a simple text configuration file
>> mapping wlanX to wlan1 and ethX to eth1 should provide a simple and
>> yet neat solution without editing too much of the already working
>> code.
>>
>> This is my first concept of how support for uncommon systems can be
>> added without too much disruption of the already working code.
>>
>> Edward
>>
>