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[Aaron Konstam]

On Mon, 2010-03-15 at 09:13 -0700, jack craig wrote:
> sorry to be dense, but the NM applet?
> you mean the network manager icon on the top bar?
> 
> if so, your comment is valid as long as you dont connect.
> as soon as you do, the rest of the world is not reported.

II think the above is incorrect. Ii am connected but the NM-applet shows
me all the wireless APs available to me as well, as a graph indicating
their strengths.
> but yes, this is the nature of my goal.
> 
> thx for your reply, jackc...
> 
> On 03/15/2010 09:07 AM, Chris Tyler wrote: 
> > On Mon, 2010-03-15 at 08:57 -0700, jack craig wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi Folks,
> > > 
> > > I am looking for a wireless users tool.
> > > 
> > > i'd like an app that i can launch and it will pop open a window and 
> > > report the 'visible' wireless networks, (name, strength, wep/not,etc).
> > > 
> > > any matches out there?
> > >     
> > Before you go looking too far, if you're a Gnome user, clicking on the
> > NM applet shows similar information -- the ESSID names are listed, along
> > with a mini-bargraph of signal strength and icons for encryption and for
> > peer-to-peer. (Other DEs probably do something similar).
> > 
> > -Chris
> > 
> >   
> 
> -- 
> Jack Craig
> Software Engineer
> 831.461.7100 x120
> www.extraview.com 


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