Re: stop NMI from automatic router switching

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 12:50 -0400, Aaron New wrote:
> On 6/6/06, Darren Albers" <dalbers gmail com>  wrote:
> >I am a bit confused, on my system Network-Manager never
> automatically 
> >connects to a network unless I connect to it first.  So if there is
> an
> >open wireless network that you don't want to connect to it should 
> >never connect to it unless you connected at least once.
> 
> I filch a neighbor's wireless G signal, but when that is down I use my
> roommate's wireless B router.  I think NMI wants to connect to the B
> router (in the next room) because the signal is stronger, however the
> transfer rates I get from the G router (three floors above) are 10-50X
> faster. 

NM doesn't use signal strength at this time because most signal strength
reporting under Linux is crap; blame drivers :)  Maybe in 2007 we can
actually start relying on this, as the situation _is_ getting better.
But NM uses a timestamp for which AP to connect to, and it picks the one
you last successfully connected to.

Dan

> >To stop this delete the network under ~/.gconf/system/networking
> /wireless/networks.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> >I know that deleting it there is not the most user friendly solution
> >to deleting profiles but it does work... 
> 
> Y'all are user-friendly enough.  Thanks for developing this
> application.
> 
> Best,
> Aaron
> 
> On 6/6/06, Darren Albers" <dalbers gmail com>  wrote:
>         Subject: Re: stop NMI from automatic router switching
>         To: networkmanager-list gnome org
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>         I am a bit confused, on my system Network-Manager never
>         automatically
>         connects to a network unless I connect to it first.  So if
>         there is an 
>         open wireless network that you don't want to connect to it
>         should
>         never connect to it unless you connected at least once.  To
>         stop this
>         delete the network under
>         ~/.gconf/system/networking/wireless/networks.
>         
>         I know that deleting it there is not the most user friendly
>         solution
>         to deleting profiles but it does work...   There should be an
>         easier
>         way to handle profiles but I think that is coming.
>         
>         So Network Manager will always attempt to connect to a network
>         you 
>         have already connected to, this causes a couple of problems:
>         1) Priority, how do you prioritize which SSID to connect
>         to.  Though
>         this is a pretty minor problem for the majority of users.
>         2) How do you set certain AP's as only connect when explicitly
>         told to. 
>         
>         The workaround is to delete the network and if you ever have
>         to use
>         that network again make sure you delete it when you are done
>         with it
>         so it does not auto reconnect later.
>         
>         **Disclaimer: What I have written above is the behavior I see
>         and 
>         could be completely incorrect!  ;)
>         
>         On 6/6/06, Russell Harrison <rtlm10 gmail com> wrote:
>         > How hard would it be to right click on a network and have it
>         show a menu 
>         > "Always connect to this network" / "Never connect to this
>         network"?  I'm
>         > pretty sure someone has suggested this or something like it
>         before.  The
>         > arguments against it get weaker every time someone new
>         asks.  Its clearly a 
>         > needed feature the real question is what is the most
>         intuitive way to
>         > implement it.
>         >
>         >
>         > On 6/5/06, Aaron New <aaronnewster gmail com> wrote: 
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > Hello,
>         > >
>         > > NetworkManagerInfo keeps swritching to a wireless router
>         that I do not
>         > want to be using.  When I specify the preferable router, NMI
>         will swirtch 
>         > briefly, but will immediately revert back to the original
>         router.   I would
>         > appreciate any tips on how to prevent NMI from doing
>         this.  If I am
>         > overlooking a simple solution, I apologize in advance for
>         asking a boring 
>         > newbie question.
>         > > Cheers,
>         > > Aaron
>         > >
>         > >
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