Network preferences: pretty name instead of path

[dsjonny]

It would be more fiendly if in the adapter list there would be displayed the pretty name of the network adapter instead of the path. In the Devices application we can see the device's name for example. Please see the attached screenshot.

Using hrev48269 nightly anyboot.

[pulkomandy]

There is no direct mapping from drivers to devices that the app can access. A driver may rely on multiple devices, possibly from different busses (PCI, USB, ???) or o device at all (in case of virtual interfaces).

I have already made a change to remove "/dev/net/" from the name, to restrict it to the more useful part of the path, I think this is enough. There is no space in the preflet for "82579LM Gigabit Ethernet Connection", and the icon already allows to know wether it is a wired or wireless interface, which is usually enough information to identify the device.

[diver]

See also ​https://www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/Quick-network-preference-application-update,27

[waddlesplash]

Indeed.

[nielx]

Assign tickets with status=closed and resolution=fixed within the R1/beta2 development window to the R1/beta2 Milestone