Any plans to port this to 3rd Edition?

[bchliu]

Mate.. I understand that this Ping utility is free, but as a request - can we have this ported over to the S60 3rd Edition? I currently have a N80 that has WLAN enabled and am a Network Admin. It will be fantastic to have such utility for this purpose.

Some ideas / Wish list
* Trace Route
* NSLookups
* ARP lookups
* Ping sweeps
* Port scanning
* Finger / Whois
* Show Wireless AP's in range

Maybe if you can pack all this up, you can sell it off as a separate product in your range. I think it will definitely be beneficial and since S60 doesnt have these tools at this stage and that it will appeal to a lot of network conscious people.

Thanks!

[jje]

Thank you for your ideas, which confirm our vision that a ping utility for S60 3rd Ed would be beneficial, especially, if enhanced with your wishes.

We have tried to port Aspicore Ping to S60 3rd Ed, but our current understanding is, that the new security settings in Symbian OS 9.1 prevent us doing it without a device manufacturer's permission.

We have applied for such a permission over a month ago, but have not yet received a reply.

[bchliu]

From my limited knowledge in this area, I think that unsigned applications can still run - but will need the user to lower the security levels (on th E series) and will need permission from the user to allow the app and use networking (asks once, at install or first time usage).

If people can get around that, then its fine. A lot of developers have complained to say Nokkas certification process is too slow - a month apparent wait takes 3 months etc. Hence a lot of them released beta unsigned copies requiring the user to work round the security.

Hope its all well for you and hope to see a 3rd edition ping soon/

thanks!

[jje]

I suspect that the required ICMP protocol requires so called NetworkControl security capability. It cannot be used without a device manufacturer's permission.

These are only assumptions, exact knowledge would require access to a better SDK documentation or access to Symbian OS source code.

I am now trying to download "Maintenance Release" of the SDK. Hope the documentation about the required security capabilities is better there.

[jje]

Now I installed the "Maintenance Release" of the SDK.

Documentation about the required security capabilities for various APIs is better there. It confirms, that you need the NetworkControl security capability for writing Symbian OS applications with ICMP protocol.

I have still to study, if it is possible for the user to lower the security levels on the E series to allow an unsigned app to use features, which require that NetworkControl capability.

[bchliu]

Thanks for your replies..

How is the SDK going? is it getting you any further with the documentation and stuff?

I can nominate myself for a guinea Pig exercise with my N80 if necessary!

Keep up the hard work..