Change how often new wireless networks are scanned for












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I am looking for a way to modify how often Ubuntu will look for new wireless networks available.



I do not mind if it is modifying a file, issuing a command, or with a GUI or any other way.



I am NOT looking for a way to scan for new wireless networks, but to modify how often ubuntu does it automatically.



Ubuntu 18.10.
Details of my wireless card:



   description: Wireless interface
product: Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 10
serial: 18:1d:ea:6a:51:b2
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.18.0-13-generic firmware=29.1044073957.0 ip=192.168.43.129 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:128 memory:df000000-df001fff









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    I assume you are using Network Manager. That is a hardcoded value - to change it you would need to recompile all the Network Manager components. It'd be a pain in the butt to do. (I filed a feature request in Network Manager to be able to configure the scanning rate but that was a couple years ago and I haven't gotten a reply)-

    – Thomas Ward
    Jan 9 at 14:31
















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I am looking for a way to modify how often Ubuntu will look for new wireless networks available.



I do not mind if it is modifying a file, issuing a command, or with a GUI or any other way.



I am NOT looking for a way to scan for new wireless networks, but to modify how often ubuntu does it automatically.



Ubuntu 18.10.
Details of my wireless card:



   description: Wireless interface
product: Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 10
serial: 18:1d:ea:6a:51:b2
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.18.0-13-generic firmware=29.1044073957.0 ip=192.168.43.129 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:128 memory:df000000-df001fff









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    I assume you are using Network Manager. That is a hardcoded value - to change it you would need to recompile all the Network Manager components. It'd be a pain in the butt to do. (I filed a feature request in Network Manager to be able to configure the scanning rate but that was a couple years ago and I haven't gotten a reply)-

    – Thomas Ward
    Jan 9 at 14:31














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I am looking for a way to modify how often Ubuntu will look for new wireless networks available.



I do not mind if it is modifying a file, issuing a command, or with a GUI or any other way.



I am NOT looking for a way to scan for new wireless networks, but to modify how often ubuntu does it automatically.



Ubuntu 18.10.
Details of my wireless card:



   description: Wireless interface
product: Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 10
serial: 18:1d:ea:6a:51:b2
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.18.0-13-generic firmware=29.1044073957.0 ip=192.168.43.129 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:128 memory:df000000-df001fff









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I am looking for a way to modify how often Ubuntu will look for new wireless networks available.



I do not mind if it is modifying a file, issuing a command, or with a GUI or any other way.



I am NOT looking for a way to scan for new wireless networks, but to modify how often ubuntu does it automatically.



Ubuntu 18.10.
Details of my wireless card:



   description: Wireless interface
product: Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 10
serial: 18:1d:ea:6a:51:b2
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.18.0-13-generic firmware=29.1044073957.0 ip=192.168.43.129 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:128 memory:df000000-df001fff






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  • 1





    I assume you are using Network Manager. That is a hardcoded value - to change it you would need to recompile all the Network Manager components. It'd be a pain in the butt to do. (I filed a feature request in Network Manager to be able to configure the scanning rate but that was a couple years ago and I haven't gotten a reply)-

    – Thomas Ward
    Jan 9 at 14:31














  • 1





    I assume you are using Network Manager. That is a hardcoded value - to change it you would need to recompile all the Network Manager components. It'd be a pain in the butt to do. (I filed a feature request in Network Manager to be able to configure the scanning rate but that was a couple years ago and I haven't gotten a reply)-

    – Thomas Ward
    Jan 9 at 14:31








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I assume you are using Network Manager. That is a hardcoded value - to change it you would need to recompile all the Network Manager components. It'd be a pain in the butt to do. (I filed a feature request in Network Manager to be able to configure the scanning rate but that was a couple years ago and I haven't gotten a reply)-

– Thomas Ward
Jan 9 at 14:31





I assume you are using Network Manager. That is a hardcoded value - to change it you would need to recompile all the Network Manager components. It'd be a pain in the butt to do. (I filed a feature request in Network Manager to be able to configure the scanning rate but that was a couple years ago and I haven't gotten a reply)-

– Thomas Ward
Jan 9 at 14:31










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