Re: Request for a sponsor for getwifi

["Joshua D. Abraham" <jabra@ccs.neu.edu>]

On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 09:37:54AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Joshua D. Abraham <jabra@ccs.neu.edu> [2005.05.08.0212 +0200]:
> > I am have not used waproamd, however, getwifi currently joins
> > wireless networks with a similar configuration. It is meant to be
> > run to join networks that you are using regularly. The updates
> > I have been working on will include wep and wpa support. The next
> > version will also include the ability to scan for networks that
> > are being broadcast. It will use iwlist to scan for wireless
> > networks but that isn't implemented yet. 
> 
> So why should we have getwifi in the archive in addition to
> waproamd? Note that I know that waproamd has problems, so if you are
> working to address those problems, that's great. However, please do
> not just duplicate the functionality. I suggest you install waproamd
> and check it out.
> 
I will give waproamd a try and see the problems it has. However, there
are many programs that do similar, if not the same function (ex text
editors). I will let everyone know when I have an update.

Thanks,
Josh 
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