Re: trigger manual connection && problems assertion with WPA-EAP network

[Ryan Novosielski <novosirj umdnj edu>]

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Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 14:31 -0500, Ryan Novosielski wrote:
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>> Ralf Rublack wrote:
>>> Am Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:54:27 -0500
>>> schrieb Ryan Novosielski <novosirj umdnj edu>:
>>>
>>> Ralf Rublack wrote:
>>>>>> hi guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>> at first, why is a active connection restartet if I click in
>>>>>> mn-applet on this network. is there any reason for this behavior?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thx for any answer that can explain this
>>>>>> greetings Ralf
>>> I think it causes a scan.
>>>
>>>> was this the answer to first or second problem??
>> Sorry for not placing that better -- it was an answer for the
>> disconnect-on-click. I suspect, though, that that is not supposed to
>> happen and that there is something to do about it. If I'm right though,
>> it would seem to explain at least the "why."
> 
> Actually, it's intentional behavior though not with a strong reason.
> What behavior would you expect to happen when you click on the item?
> One reason is that the behavior is _consistent_, ie that it doesn't
> magically change based on the phase of the moon.  Hence, when you click
> on a menu item you know it will connect to something.

My suspicion was not that the SCAN was unintentional, but that the
disconnect was unexpected behavior. I can click on my applet (though I
use KDE) and it does appear to do a scan. However, I do not lose my
wireless connection.

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