On 2014-09-07 17.11.09 +0200, Marcin Piotr Pawlowski wrote: > Why You need to see other networks while remaining connected?
Some example scenarios: - If I move about my office I'd like to see what other SSIDs are available in case I'd like to switch to one. - If I'm tethering through my phone I'd like to see whether any other wifi has appeared so that I can switch to it. - A first step toward getting something like NetworkManager/wicd working requires this. Well, it doesn't -- one could completely disconnect from the Internet every time they want to try their program -- but I don't imagine that inspiring someone to work on such a task. I'm also bringing it up in general because every other system I know does this, I don't know of any security issues around it, and maybe by reporting it here someone will change it or give me advice on how to change it, thus making OpenBSD that much better. (I poked around if_iwn.c but didn't see anything obvious, but I honestly don't know what the correct change should be.) -Mike [I had previously sent this off-list, but unintentionally.]
