Bug#461373: netspeed_applet: Monitors the wmaster0 interface when configured to monitor a connected device

[Josselin Mouette]

Hi,

Le vendredi 18 janvier 2008 à 14:11 +0900, Mike Hommey a écrit :
> Package: netspeed
> Version: 0.14-1
> Severity: normal
> File: netspeed_applet
> 
> Wireless devices drivers using the mac80211 stack have a wmaster%d
> supplementary interface that is used internally. This interface doesn't
> have RX/TX statistics (probably because it's unconfigured, which is
> intended), so when netspeed monitors it, it fails to monitor bandwidth.
> 
> It appears netspeed picks wmaster0 over wlan0 when configured to monitor
> a connected device. It should prefer wlan0.

Normally, Netspeed uses the default route to select the device. If the
route method fails, it uses libgtop which should also say wmaster0 is
unconfigured.

Could you send the output of “route -n” and “ifconfig -a” on your
system?

Thanks,
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