Ubuntu Is Looking At Offering Better WiFi Support By Using Intel's IWD

[loganj]

does iwd now allow to select a specific BSSID?
i thought it has a lot missing features

[alvinde]

Since our honorary editor is asleep on the job again.. Michael you have IWD and WPA_Supplicant back to front here -

Ubuntu hasn't decided for sure to replace IWD with WPA_Supplicant at this time

[doublez13]

WHAT?? They're not going to write their own WIFI stack?

[ThoreauHD]

Sounds like a perfect job for you, Michael. You could graph the hell out of those benchmarks.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu Is Looking At Offering Better WiFi Support By Using Intel's IWD

Ubuntu developers are looking at using Intel IWD as the iNET wireless daemon to potentially replace WPA_Supplicant for offering a better WiFi experience...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Looking-At-IWD