Re: Forcing an AP scan

["Pablo Martí" <pmarti warp es>]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Martin Owens <doctormo gmail com> wrote:
> If I remember ap scanning correctly, it can only be done by root. if
> it's another user it'll just get the same results as last time.
>
> Perhaps this is the reason? let me know.

The scan is run by root as we request it through NetworkManager which
is attached to the system session.
Thanks for the help thou :)

>
> 2008/9/16 Pablo Martí <pmarti warp es>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> as a part of a project, we want to export a new method for NM, a
>> "RescanAccessPoints" that refreshes the AP list. We've tried to export
>> nm_supplicant_interface_request_scan, but it doesnt seems to work.
>> Somehow two signals "scan-result" and "scanned-ap" seem to be involved
>> with the scan process, but when we force it with the mentioned method
>> only the "scan-result", but no "scanned-ap" signal is emitted... are
>> we in the right track? Any hints would be really appreciated.
>>
>> Regards!
>>
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>> Pablo Martí
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Pablo Martí
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