[ltp] ideal network auto detection
Jeffrey Taylor
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:06:47 -0500
Quoting Brad Langhorst <brad@langhorst.com>:
> Here's what I want my networking logic to look like:
>
> If ethernet is plugged in and can lease an address
> use it and disable the wlan interface.
> Otherwise look for wifi networks that are on my list of approved
> networks and associate to the one with the best signal.
>
The whereami package on Debian can be programmed to do this. I don't
know how portable it is. I didn't have wireless on that laptop, but
the rest of it was just about like you described. Worked beautifully.
HTH,
Jeffrey