* Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> [09-23-15 08:00]:
El 2015-09-23 a las 08:59 +0200, buhorojo escribió:
On 22/09/15 18:39, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Just tap on NM applet to disconnect, then again to connect. The connection is reevaluated. Hi Yes, of course. We didn't know it was tappable. It looks like 3 taps. tap the icon. tap disconnect. tap the room you are in. Is there any way we can get the list after the disconnect in order of signal strength I wonder. Anyway, great post. Thanks.
Thanks :-)
Well, yes, not a /single/ tap :-)
I don't think NM gives strength information or sorting.
There are cute applications on Windows and Android that display visually the signal strength and bandwidth of the nearby wifi access points. I'm not aware of a similar application available on the distribution, although there have been attempts to create one.
So, maybe if we can find such an application, your users could run it, then choose an AP. Not automatically, though.
I lost interest in them when I found a suitable app for my cheap android tablet... (Wifi Analyzer). It doesn't require to be connected to display nearby signal, but it does need WiFi to be active, of course.
In Linux there are text applications.
iwlist wlan peers, perhaps.
Ah! I found a GUI one: iwScanner. But the information is given as a text table, not as a graph. Mmm... I found a few near me without encryption... Perhaps I can do downloads instead of using my phone theter... :-)~~ (slurp)
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