[Cialug] Ubuntu 9.10 roaming mode

[Kevin C. Smith]

On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 11:44 -0600, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> 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.
> 

"sudo service network-manager restart" probable will correct that also.