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Thorn · 07-30-2002

Category: NS General
Options
Scan Speed

Q: What do the Options > Scan Speed > Speed levels and Auto do?
Q: What's the automatic setting under Scan Speed do?

A: NS has a timer that fires 4 times per second, by default. A scan broadcast is sent out every Nth time this timer goes off, that is:
Slower: 6 (every 1.5 sec)
Slow: 5 (every 1.25 sec)
Medium: 4 (every 1 sec)
Fast: 3 (every 0.75 sec)
Faster: 2 (every 0.5 sec)

NS does other stuff on the other timer cycles such as try to get the administered names of APs.

"Adjust Automatically" uses the speed reported by your GPS to vary the frequency of this timer. As you go faster, the timer frequency increases so that you don't miss anything. Various limits are placed on this to keep things behaving properly.

Suggested settings:

Slower for warwalking
Slow when skating in crowded areas
Medium for skating and biking
Fast for when you're on a scooter (up to 40KM/h or 25mph)
Faster when wardriving and other fast movement..

Original Questions by Jerry Shenk and several others.
Answered by Marius with additional input by Carnager.
Posted by Thorn
Suggested posting by g0tr00t

07-30-2002	#39 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,135	Scan Speed Category: NS General Options Scan Speed Q: What do the Options > Scan Speed > Speed levels and Auto do? Q: What's the automatic setting under Scan Speed do? A: NS has a timer that fires 4 times per second, by default. A scan broadcast is sent out every Nth time this timer goes off, that is: Slower: 6 (every 1.5 sec) Slow: 5 (every 1.25 sec) Medium: 4 (every 1 sec) Fast: 3 (every 0.75 sec) Faster: 2 (every 0.5 sec) NS does other stuff on the other timer cycles such as try to get the administered names of APs. "Adjust Automatically" uses the speed reported by your GPS to vary the frequency of this timer. As you go faster, the timer frequency increases so that you don't miss anything. Various limits are placed on this to keep things behaving properly. Suggested settings: Slower for warwalking Slow when skating in crowded areas Medium for skating and biking Fast for when you're on a scooter (up to 40KM/h or 25mph) Faster when wardriving and other fast movement.. Original Questions by Jerry Shenk and several others. Answered by Marius with additional input by Carnager. Posted by Thorn Suggested posting by g0tr00t __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"