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====== xfce4-wavelan-plugin ======

A plugin used to display stats from a wireless LAN interface.

  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
  * **[[#Release History|Release History]]**
  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**

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xfce4-wavelan-plugin displays the following information about a WaveLAN device:

  * Signal state (tells if a carrier signal was detected)
  * Signal quality (current quality of the carrier signal)
    * Note that the latter is in % on Linux and in dBm on BSDs. Hence, on BSDs, the progressbar may be never full, as dBm is not easily comparable to a maximum.
  * Network name (current SSID of the WaveLAN network)

At the time of this writing NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD and Linux are supported.

The plugin shows signal quality as a percentage on Linux and as dBm on BSDs. Therefore, the progressbar will probably be not really accurate on BSDs, as dBm is hardly comparable to a maximum.

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===== Usage =====

  - [[:xfce:xfce4-panel:add-new-items|Add the plugin to the panel]].
  - Right-click on the added plugin, select **Properties** to open the settings window. 
  - Select the wireless interface you want to monitor.

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===== Screenshot =====

<figure "Wavelan Plugin Panel Indicator">
{{:panel-plugins:wavelan-plugin_panel_indicator.png|Wavelan Plugin Panel Indicator}}
</figure>

<figure "Wavelan Plugin Preferences Window">
{{:panel-plugins:wavelan-plugin_preferences_window.png?600|Wavelan Plugin Preferences Window}}
</figure>

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===== Latest Release =====

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[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-wavelan-plugin/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]

  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-wavelan-plugin/|Download current release]]** (lder versions of this component are also available here)

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===== Source Code Repository =====

[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-wavelan-plugin]]


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===== Reporting Bugs =====

  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-wavelan-plugin:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- List of currently open bugs and instructions on how to submit new bug reports


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