Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:15:49 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless API Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomHjGUob1enQ4f6K=SrTDQXjmqX_152tar6MvB8Uv7CiQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADRZFmpcQM3BcP3adPROk2goLU3Kq4PLyqrOv2ctDTWZWqBmWQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <525B2802.5050904@gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmomu3nq9tckFC=x5f95DpVXNG5jxawToQfknvx3zWszCfQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADRZFmrMsLYT-txAkJuEg2UW%2Bd6nQ0N%2BJv=je8Q=tVk-iq8Hyg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmo=7To-vO=-EcueueT6TmBdU5VtUXGaWVwX8UOEabKB4-A@mail.gmail.com> <CADRZFmpxgBSpCor1ntPwE%2B-W5z58mj=vL-6SBDLWcyx4Czh0VA@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-VmontQCyRSht0r2wo-fU92%2BgpdnOUvTGoh6t9qv20rTjSCA@mail.gmail.com> <CADRZFmpcQM3BcP3adPROk2goLU3Kq4PLyqrOv2ctDTWZWqBmWQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Well, up until now the interactions have all been via the ioctl API or the ifconfig command. Both are cumbersome. There's a decent amount of library code in ifconfig for wifi and regulatory related stuff. It could be broken out into a public library.. -adrian On 15 October 2013 07:35, Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com> wrote: > If You have user documentation, I could use that rather then ifconfig. > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> I'd rather that the ioctl API be used, rather than the output of >> 'ifconfig'. >> >> It's likely about time the ioctl API was turned into a library for >> userland to use. That way it could be imported into python/etc via C >> bindings. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -adrian >> >> >> >> On 15 October 2013 04:16, Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Adrian >>> >>> That is OK, I have download the source code of Wifimgr, it use >>> ifconfig. I was using "ifconfig wlan0 scan", it was to slow to display >>> info, but in the Wifimgr code they use >>> "ifconfig -v wlan* list scan" and "ifconfig wlan* list scan". I also >>> found wifimgr calculate S:N to find the percentage of the connection, it is >>> (S - N) * 4. >>> I have also read further ifconfig manual, I suppose ifconfig will be a >>> kind of API for my work. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>wrote: >>> >>>> Not sure. I've not really focused on the userland side of the API at >>>> all I'm sorry. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> -adrian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13 October 2013 17:09, Eric Turgeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Were is the documentation for that API. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What do you mean like "connection percentage" ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you mean like signal strength? If so, then yes. >>>>>> >>>>>> You can then make some basic heuristic guesses mapping signal level / >>>>>> RSSI to a connection percentage based on some assumptions. For example, you >>>>>> could look at the minimum RSSI required to guarantee some decent stability >>>>>> at each receive/transmit rate (from 1mbit->54mbit, then MCS1->MCS23) and >>>>>> then use that to map out connection percentage (where stable at MCS0 / >>>>>> 1mbit would be lowest, and stable at MCS7/54mbit would be 100%.) >>>>>> >>>>>> HTH, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -adrian >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 13 October 2013 16:08, Eric Tugeon <ericturgeon.bsd@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> I work on a Python GTK network manager for FreeBSD/GhostBSD, it will >>>>>>> look similar to https://projects.gnome.org/**NetworkManager/<https://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/>. >>>>>>> I want to know if we have wireless API like connection percentage? >>>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>>> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-**wireless<http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless>; >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@** >>>>>>> freebsd.org <freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Eric Turgeon >>>>> **GhostBSD project* >>>>> Office location: >>>>> 1-11 connaught >>>>> Moncton NB Canada >>>>> www.ghostbsd.org <http://www.ghostbsd.org/>; >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Eric Turgeon >>> **GhostBSD project* >>> Office location: >>> 1-11 connaught >>> Moncton NB Canada >>> www.ghostbsd.org <http://www.ghostbsd.org/>; >>> >> >> > > > -- > *Eric Turgeon > **GhostBSD project* > Office location: > 1-11 connaught > Moncton NB Canada > www.ghostbsd.org <http://www.ghostbsd.org/>; >
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