[patch] wireless patch, take 2

Thu May 27 14:08:16 PDT 2004

On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 16:55 -0400, Joe Shaw wrote:

> So there is some disconnect between whether the ioctl() which sets the
> ESSID fails and whether the network actually works after you
> successfully set it.

I think we should keep the two separate.

E.g., writing the essid should change the device's essid (and report
success/failure based on whether or not that worked) but the further
concept of "is this ESSID even valid and can I access machines through
this AP" is beyond HAL.

	Robert Love

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