Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
is available at:
Luis R. Rodriguez (4):
* * *iw: add HT capability parsing for scanning
* * *iw: fix 'iw list' MCS set print
* * *iw: share mimumum ampdu spacing and maximum ampdu length prints
* * *iw: bring together common ht capability parsing
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01-20-2010, 04:14 PM
Tim Gardner
Fwd: iw: v0.9.19
Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
> forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
> is available at:
>
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>
> And for those looking for a quick guide when trying to get used to iw
> by referencing wireless-tools as example can use this:
>
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
>
> I noticed iw was not installed by default on 9.10, would be nice to
> see it default in Lucid.
>
> Luis
>
Luis - iw is currently a universe package. When will it become mandatory
for manipulating wireless settings?
I just uploaded iw_0.9.19
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01-20-2010, 05:41 PM
"Luis R. Rodriguez"
Fwd: iw: v0.9.19
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com> wrote:
> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>> Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
>> forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
>> is available at:
>>
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>>
>> And for those looking for a quick guide when trying to get used to iw
>> by referencing wireless-tools as example can use this:
>>
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
>>
>> I noticed iw was not installed by default on 9.10, would be nice to
>> see it default in Lucid.
>>
>> * Luis
>>
>
> Luis - iw is currently a universe package. When will it become mandatory
> for manipulating wireless settings?
>
> I just uploaded iw_0.9.19
Well I don't ever refer anyone to 'iwconfig' except for two things
which we haven't ported yet:
* Changing output tx power
* Disabling/enabling/tuning power save
Apart from these two things 'iw' should be used by users for every
thing else. For modern 802.11n devices you will only get its
capabilities and scanning information from 802.11n APs using iw.
wireless-tools is deprecated just like ifconfig is in favor for ip at
this point.
Luis
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01-20-2010, 06:14 PM
"Luis R. Rodriguez"
Fwd: iw: v0.9.19
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com> wrote:
>> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>> Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
>>> forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
>>> is available at:
>>>
>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>>>
>>> And for those looking for a quick guide when trying to get used to iw
>>> by referencing wireless-tools as example can use this:
>>>
>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
>>>
>>> I noticed iw was not installed by default on 9.10, would be nice to
>>> see it default in Lucid.
>>>
>>> * Luis
>>>
>>
>> Luis - iw is currently a universe package. When will it become mandatory
>> for manipulating wireless settings?
>>
>> I just uploaded iw_0.9.19
>
> Well I don't ever refer anyone to 'iwconfig' except for two things
> which we haven't ported yet:
>
> ** Changing output tx power
> ** Disabling/enabling/tuning power save
>
> Apart from these two things 'iw' should be used by users for every
> thing else. For modern 802.11n devices you will only get its
> capabilities and scanning information from 802.11n APs using iw.
> wireless-tools is deprecated just like ifconfig is in favor for ip at
> this point.
By the same token the rfkill userspace app is just as helpful, it
certainly can help debug a lot of issues. I don't think that one is
installed by default yet. One argument for such tool to be installed
by default is it *can* allow for actual software rfkill when a
platform does not have some button for it.
Luis
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01-27-2010, 02:56 PM
Tony Espy
Fwd: iw: v0.9.19
Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com> wrote:
>>> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>>> Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
>>>> forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
>>>> is available at:
>>>>
>>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>>>>
>>>> And for those looking for a quick guide when trying to get used to iw
>>>> by referencing wireless-tools as example can use this:
>>>>
>>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
>>>>
>>>> I noticed iw was not installed by default on 9.10, would be nice to
>>>> see it default in Lucid.
>>>>
>>>> Luis
>>>>
>>> Luis - iw is currently a universe package. When will it become mandatory
>>> for manipulating wireless settings?
>>>
>>> I just uploaded iw_0.9.19
>> Well I don't ever refer anyone to 'iwconfig' except for two things
>> which we haven't ported yet:
>>
>> * Changing output tx power
>> * Disabling/enabling/tuning power save
>>
>> Apart from these two things 'iw' should be used by users for every
>> thing else. For modern 802.11n devices you will only get its
>> capabilities and scanning information from 802.11n APs using iw.
>> wireless-tools is deprecated just like ifconfig is in favor for ip at
>> this point.
>
> By the same token the rfkill userspace app is just as helpful, it
> certainly can help debug a lot of issues. I don't think that one is
> installed by default yet. One argument for such tool to be installed
> by default is it *can* allow for actual software rfkill when a
> platform does not have some button for it.
The rfkill userspace app is included in wireless-tools which lives in
main, which I think is installed by default ( it's present on my Karmic
system and I don't recall installing it directly ).
If "iw" is needed in main, I can write the MIR for inclusion in main (
unless someone's already beaten me to it ).
Regards,
/tony
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01-27-2010, 05:16 PM
"Luis R. Rodriguez"
Fwd: iw: v0.9.19
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Tony Espy <espy@canonical.com> wrote:
> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
>>>>> forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
>>>>> is available at:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>>>>>
>>>>> And for those looking for a quick guide when trying to get used to iw
>>>>> by referencing wireless-tools as example can use this:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
>>>>>
>>>>> I noticed iw was not installed by default on 9.10, would be nice to
>>>>> see it default in Lucid.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Luis
>>>>>
>>>> Luis - iw is currently a universe package. When will it become mandatory
>>>> for manipulating wireless settings?
>>>>
>>>> I just uploaded iw_0.9.19
>>>
>>> Well I don't ever refer anyone to 'iwconfig' except for two things
>>> which we haven't ported yet:
>>>
>>> ** Changing output tx power
>>> ** Disabling/enabling/tuning power save
>>>
>>> Apart from these two things 'iw' should be used by users for every
>>> thing else. For modern 802.11n devices you will only get its
>>> capabilities and scanning information from 802.11n APs using iw.
>>> wireless-tools is deprecated just like ifconfig is in favor for ip at
>>> this point.
>>
>> By the same token the rfkill userspace app is just as helpful, it
>> certainly can help debug a lot of issues. I don't think that one is
>> installed by default yet. One argument for such tool to be installed
>> by default is it *can* allow for actual software rfkill when a
>> platform does not have some button for it.
>
> The rfkill userspace app is included in wireless-tools which lives in main,
> which I think is installed by default ( it's present on my Karmic system and
> I don't recall installing it directly ).
Interesting, what's it doing stuffed with wireless-tools?
> If "iw" is needed in main, I can write the MIR for inclusion in main (
> unless someone's already beaten me to it ).
That would be greatly appreciated.
Luis
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01-27-2010, 06:08 PM
Tim Gardner
Fwd: iw: v0.9.19
Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Tony Espy <espy@canonical.com> wrote:
>> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>>>>> Slowly deprecating wireless-tools in favor for iw is a good step
>>>>>> forward for users, this is the latest iw release. The iw documentation
>>>>>> is available at:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And for those looking for a quick guide when trying to get used to iw
>>>>>> by referencing wireless-tools as example can use this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I noticed iw was not installed by default on 9.10, would be nice to
>>>>>> see it default in Lucid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Luis
>>>>>>
>>>>> Luis - iw is currently a universe package. When will it become mandatory
>>>>> for manipulating wireless settings?
>>>>>
>>>>> I just uploaded iw_0.9.19
>>>> Well I don't ever refer anyone to 'iwconfig' except for two things
>>>> which we haven't ported yet:
>>>>
>>>> * Changing output tx power
>>>> * Disabling/enabling/tuning power save
>>>>
>>>> Apart from these two things 'iw' should be used by users for every
>>>> thing else. For modern 802.11n devices you will only get its
>>>> capabilities and scanning information from 802.11n APs using iw.
>>>> wireless-tools is deprecated just like ifconfig is in favor for ip at
>>>> this point.
>>> By the same token the rfkill userspace app is just as helpful, it
>>> certainly can help debug a lot of issues. I don't think that one is
>>> installed by default yet. One argument for such tool to be installed
>>> by default is it *can* allow for actual software rfkill when a
>>> platform does not have some button for it.
>> The rfkill userspace app is included in wireless-tools which lives in main,
>> which I think is installed by default ( it's present on my Karmic system and
>> I don't recall installing it directly ).
>
> Interesting, what's it doing stuffed with wireless-tools?
>
Thats cause I was lazy and just dumped it in with existing wireless tools.
>> If "iw" is needed in main, I can write the MIR for inclusion in main (
>> unless someone's already beaten me to it ).
Tony - go for it. iw needs a MIR.
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