Re: [NTLK] Major networking success, but more questions.

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On Feb 29, 2008, at 3:22 AM, James Fraser wrote:

>>> 3. Scanning for WiFi access points
>>> Having WiFi is great but it would be even better
>> if I could get the card to scan for access points.
> Is >>there any software for this? I've googled etc.
>
>> Nope - have to use a hardware device...
>
> Pardon my asking, but are you saying "nope" because
> the necessary hardware/software capability has never
> existed in the Newton?

No, it's not a hardware issue it's an issue of a software scanner.
There is none. Although presumably, now that Hiroshi's driver is
open sourced, it might be significantly easier to build such a widget.

Marty

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