From 7b1e70f5ff79dc8c50f5ff01df418437bd70be7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denis Kenzior Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 18:38:09 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add explanation of how auto-connect works --- doc/automatic-net-selection.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/automatic-net-selection.txt diff --git a/doc/automatic-net-selection.txt b/doc/automatic-net-selection.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5146ff6e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/automatic-net-selection.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +When IWD is searching for a network to connect to automatically, the following +factors are taken into account: + +- Signal strength level + +- Is the network a legacy WPA network, or RSN compliant? More weight is given + to networks that are RSN compliant. + +- Is the network Open or requires authentication? More weight is given to + networks that require authentication. + +- Does the network support privacy in its Capability Information field? More + weight is given to BSSes that do. + +- Maximum rate of the network + +- Channel Utilization (from BSS Load) of the network + +- Has the network been connected to before and if so, how long ago? Networks + that have not been connected to previously are ignored for auto-connect + purposes.