[Cialug] Ubuntu 9.10 roaming mode
Matthew Nuzum
newz at bearfruit.org
Wed Dec 9 11:44:18 CST 2009
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:27 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> At 11:16 AM 12/9/2009 -0600, you wrote:
>>I don't remember ever seeing this mode myself. Probably because I didn't
>>use it, but wouldn't "roaming mode" simply mean connect automatically to
>>the strongest Wireless signal? Probably to allow one to move between two
>>access points without thinking.
>
> It already does that (at least UNR), ... the only problems I have seen with
> 9.10 are a 'reluctance' to switch to a new AP not in the current list,
> which can require rebooting.
>
Yes, I saw this too last week. I connected at the hotel, then
suspended and went to the office and it didn't want to connect because
it thought I was still at the hotel. I just had to wait for a min or
suspend and resume. Not sure exactly what worked but it only seemed to
happen for a short time.
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