Re: urgent: wi-fi popup blocker by Lisa
Lisa
Sat Nov 25 13:28:49 CST 2006
Why is WZC largely undocumented?
For example, I needed to programmatically power on/off the wifi radio, and
there seems to be no standard way of doing that.. tools that exist operate
on the hardware directely (through drivers or something, or maybe ioctrl ?).
It's very interesting/crucial what you mentioned about drivers storing
settings in flobal variables..
Is there really no way of accessing this info? I mean, obviously it would
have to be documented since each OEM might have their own drivers and ways
of storing things.. but would you have to operate on driver level?
The thing is, this WiFi popup thing is standard WM5 I think.. it's the same
kind of popup, looks are the same, so do most other configuration screens in
WM5.
Is there some other way to block this popup you think? perhaps window hook,
that prevents the creation of that window?
Lisa
"<ctacke/>" <ctacke[@]opennetcf[dot]com> wrote in message
news:eRmvJRMEHHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> WiFi can be a challenge, largely due to standards. If the OEM decided to
> use Wireless Zero Config (WZC) there there is a standard API (that is
> largely undocumented) but there's nothing that says that the OEM has to
> use it. Most (if not all) built-in WM WiFi radios I've seen do use WZC.
> Of course WM adds it's own UI layer on top of that (probably through a
> custom NETUI component, but I've not lookexd at the src to see if that's
> the case). So altering device behavior there is likely specific to WM, and
> getting around it is probably not documented and may not even be possible.
> If you see no registry differences, it could be storing the state in a
> globabl driver variable or something, so you'd have no way to access it in
> that case.
>
>
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> Chris Tacke
> OpenNETCF Consulting
> Managed Code in the Embedded World
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> "Lisa Pearlson" <no@spam.plz> wrote in message
> news:%23D5OE7LEHHA.3224@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Actually, all my questions regarding WiFi has gone unanswered (you're the
>> first one to at least try).
>> Why is this? Is it that WiFi is quite manufacturer specific?
>>
>> Is there some other mechanism in WM5 for (system) applications to store
>> their information securely? I guess some registry keys are protected.. is
>> there some other way WM5 stores profiles or settings in some database
>> store?
>>
>> Lisa
>>
>> "<ctacke/>" <ctacke[@]opennetcf[dot]com> wrote in message
>> news:O4xF61LEHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I don't know the answer, but what I'd do is use Remote Registry editor.
>>>Dump the reg before you set it, set it, dump the reg agaoin and diff the
>>>two files.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris Tacke
>>> OpenNETCF Consulting
>>> Managed Code in the Embedded World
>>> www.opennetcf.com
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lisa Pearlson" <no@spam.plz> wrote in message
>>> news:uunj1ALEHHA.4048@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> When I power on my wifi module, immediate I get a popup of access
>>>> points that are within range "Multiple Networks Detected".
>>>>
>>>> From the Menu, I can choose between:
>>>>
>>>> - "Dismiss"
>>>> - "Don't show this message again"
>>>>
>>>> I wish to preset the "Don't show this message again". Is that a
>>>> registry key I can simply set?
>>>> I haven't been able to find it.
>>>>
>>>> Lisa
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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