Properties string Name [readonly]
- The device name (for example eth0, wlan0 etc.)
+ The device name (for example "Wireless" etc.)
+
+ This name can be used for directly displaying it in
+ the application. It has pure informational purpose.
string Type [readonly]
- The device type (for example ethernet, wifi etc.)
+ The device type (for example "ethernet", "wifi" etc.)
+
+ string Policy [readwrite]
+
+ Setting of the device power policy. Possible values
+ are "off", "ignore" and "auto".
+
+ The policy defines on how the device is initialized
+ when brought up. The actual device power state can
+ be changed independently to this value.
+
+ If a device is switched off and the policy is changed
+ to "auto", the device will be switched. For a current
+ active device changing the policy to "off" results
+ in powering down the device.
+
+ The "ignore" policy can be set for devices that are
+ detected, but managed by a different entity on the
+ system. For example complex network setups.
boolean Powered [readwrite]
the list of networks in range. All known networks
will be still available via the Networks property.
+ Changing this value doesn't change the value of the
+ Policy property.
+
+ The value of this property can be changed by other
+ parts of the system (including the kernel). An
+ example would be modifications via the "ifconfig"
+ command line utility.
+
boolean Scanning [readonly]
Indicates if a device is scanning. Not all device