[pkg-wpa-devel] Another note on wpa_gui and the new configuration scheme

[Felix Homann]

On Sunday 16 April 2006 12:28, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
> Am Samstag, den 15.04.2006, 18:34 +0200 schrieb Felix Homann:
> > > It doesn't have any (configuration) file handling at all!
> >
> > You can change the configuration file using wpa_gui. I would call that
> > handling of the configuration file. Whatever it uses in the background to
> > do that doesn't count to me.
> >
> > > It just
> > > controls a running wpasupplicant instance. Everything which can be done
> > > with wpa_gui you can do with wpa_cli as well.
> >
> > Please, tell me how to open the NetworkConfig form in wpa_cli.
>
> See the commands list_networks and get_network

None of these commands opens a form to input any data, not even the 
NetworkConfig form.

>
> > Tell me how to
> > open the scan results window, etc. etc.
>
> Use the command scan_results. 

Sure, it shows scan results. But it doesn't open the scan results window. 

In wpa_cli I can't click on scan result and then enter data into the 
NetworkConfig form. When I do so in wpa_gui it pre-selects WEP when It's a 
WEP AP, it selects WPA if appropriate etc. In doing so it helps the user to 
setup his network correctly. 

> Do you want to achieve anything in particular or do you just bitch
> around for the sake of it? 

In another thread you wrote:

"People that are complaining that it has gone are rather complaining that 
their setups which involve ifplugd (with or without guessnet) won't work with
wpasupplicant controlled by ifupdown, and I havn't read any other argument so 
far."

In this thread I tried to show you what doesn't work within the new config 
scheme even if ifplugd is not involved. 

Furthermore, I really think that wpa_gui is a very useful tool. It might not 
be very complex but it does very well what it tries to do. 

BTW, this is the second time (remember "braindead"?) your tone gets a bit 
insulting. Stop it.

> How about becoming productive and help to 
> implement a generic roaming solution on the basis of wpasupplicant?

Especially this thread has got nothing to do with roaming. wpa_gui can be used 
to easily setup a network block in wpa_supplicant.conf. I wanted to point 
this out, that's all.

After all, it's primarily you who wants a generic roaming solution. I 
personnally think it's probably a too ambitious project.

On the note on being productive I'd like to point out that already some of my 
critcism has had influence on the package's documentation, I've done testing 
of the package and revealed a bug which got a workaround at least in SVN. So, 
please, don't complain.

You on the other hand seem so very proud of the work you've put into the new 
config scheme that you don't want to accept that it might not be an 
improvement for everyone.

Regards,

Felix