[Trac #1385] Wireless LED usage during use.

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#1385: Wireless LED usage during use.
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 Reporter:  jg      |       Owner:  dcbw   
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  high    |   Milestone:  BTest-4
Component:  distro  |    Keywords:         
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 During a discussion of the leds intended for wireless use (and after much
 moaning and dislike of "blinkn lights" that are distracting so near the
 screen, we came up with the following scheme:
    1) use one LED (maybe the !), to indicate association *and*
 connectivity via infrastructure mode.
    2) use the other to indicate similar association *and* existence of a
 mesh portal.
    3) if neither is lit, then you are trying to use a mesh that is not
 connected.
    4) if both are lit, then you know you are a mesh portal for a mesh.

 This would make both driven by NetworkManager rather than directly from
 firmware or the OS.  Dan thought this was already likely possible.

 A further thought occurred to me: it might be that these lights blinking
 during the attempts to establish connectivity would be one way to indicate
 progress in the algorithms for establishing connectivity.

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