849703 - [Wi-Fi][Settings] Setting the Static IP Address is needed for Wi-Fi

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::Settings, defect, P3)

Description

[leo.bugzilla.gecko]

Setting the static IP Address is needed for wifi hardware test.
Check the attached png files.
These files show the android setting for static address.
The setting is needed like android's.

Comment 1

[leo.bugzilla.gecko]

Attachment: The setting display for the static ip address

Comment 2

[Rubén Martín [:Nukeador] ❌ [away till Aug 31st]]

Hi,

From my point of view this bug is important. There are a lot of places such as companies where you have need an assigned ip to access it, and you can't use a Firefox OS device because of this.

Comment 3

[Vincent Chang[:vchang][changyihsin]]

This should be done in gaia, the gecko back-end is completed in Bug 834573 - B2G Wifi: IP and default route still exist after forget network. Drop the bug and let gaia expert to do it.

Comment 4

[Abinash Bishoyi]

Unable to use wifi on my ZTE Open due to this restriction. Need a fix asap.

Comment 5

[Mihai Sucan [:msucan]]

This bug is preventing me from using one of my wifi routers with Firefox OS, which happens to be the closest router to my work place. Is there any workaround I can use? Even if it involves sending commands and scripts over adb to the device.

Thank you!

(I would also suggest a priority bump - this is part of basic network settings...)

Comment 6

[Arthur Chen [:arthurcc][inactive after 6/30]]

This should only involve UI work per comment 3. Mark as 1.4? for triaging.

Comment 7

[Arthur Chen [:arthurcc][inactive after 6/30]]

As we are going to start the development of v1.4, this should be planned in v1.5.

Comment 8

[Bruce Huang [:bhuang] (inactive)]

Adding to backlog so this isn't lost.

Comment 9

[Ken Chang[:kenkai]]

There is already api for this bug.

Comment 10

[Bruce Huang [:bhuang] (inactive)]

Moving into backlog first.  
Ravi, let's address all the missing WiFi settings at once, please add this to your request list if you have others.

Comment 11

[Ravi Dandu]

This is the backlog roadmap list for WiFi: WLAN23.

Comment 12

[Bhuvan Krishna]

I recently bought Intex Cloud FX which has Intex_Cloud_FX_V07 OS. This phone too has the same problem. I am unable to manually configure IP address in wifi.

Comment 13

[Ashickur Rahman]

Symphony GoFox 15 released few days ago in Bangladesh. Some use are asking for this feature. It will be better if we can fix this bug.

Comment 15

[Szmozsánszky István [:flaki]]

Hey Guys! I have a potential contributor here, who would like some mentoring and would gladly help out fixing this issue. Ádám Fónagy (reporter of bug #1095947) would love to help out - would anyone step up and help him through fixing this?

Comment 16

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

Sure! Why not. But first we need a UX spec from Jenny.

Arthur, could you assign a mentor here?

Comment 17

[Arthur Chen [:arthurcc][inactive after 6/30]]

EJ will help mentor this bug. Thanks, EJ.

Comment 18

[Adam Fónagy]

Hi, as Flaki told I'm in to fix this bug. This is my first time contributing with FFOS so be patient.
Please let me know what is next step.

Comment 19

[Jenny Lee]

Hi Bruce,
Can you confirm when do we need the spec? Thanks!

Comment 20

[Arthur Chen [:arthurcc][inactive after 6/30]]

Adam, thank you for your contribution!

We will allocate the UX resource first. You can browse the code and write a prototype before the UX spec is ready. Feel free to let the mentor know if you encounter any problem.

Comment 21

[Bruce Huang [:bhuang] (inactive)]

Jenny, there's no hard deadline here so it does depend on when you are available (and when Adam is available to work on it).
That said I think it's one of the higher priority items in WiFi settings vs all the other requests as it stops some users from connecting to certain networks.

Comment 22

[[e-mail]]

@Harly please keep this in UX backlog to provide spec

Comment 23

[Evan Hsu]

Attachment: [Bug 849703] Wi-Fi - Static IP Adress Draft.pdf

Hi, In this draft spec, I have added the IP setting slector in the wifi setting page. Users can tap on it to change the DHCP and Static IP address, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know, thanks.

Comment 24

[Pochy]

(In reply to Evan Hsu from comment #23)
> Created attachment 8659102 [details]
> [Bug 849703] Wi-Fi - Static IP Adress Draft.pdf

I see in WebAPI

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WifiManager/setStaticIpMode

The function is supported to set proxy http, maybe is useful to add in this draft spec a option to set proxy server like the image attached.

Actually I used proxy server across set prefs in WebIDE but that is bored, this feature is very important for me, I would like help this bug if is needed.

Comment 25

[[e-mail]]

Pochy, yeah we are welcome any help to move it forward. Ping me if you need any help to implement this spec

Comment 26

[Pochy]

Sure, I would like to help in implement this feature, also because in this API is supported for proxy server, this proxy is of type PAC?, I mean if this is supported a chain like http://user:pass@nameserver:port ?

Comment 27

[[e-mail]]

Tim, do you know the API detail or help check if API still works?

Comment 28

[Tim Huang[:timhuang]]

For setting static IP address of WiFi, it should use setStaticIpMode[1]. And the API detail has been described in this document. However, the proxy could be only used in IP address, the PAC format is not supported. And following is an example of the 'param' of setStaticIpMode:

const STATIC_IP_CONFIG = {
  enabled: true,
  ipaddr: "192.168.111.222",
  proxy: "",
  maskLength: 24,
  gateway: "192.168.111.1",
  dns1: "8.8.8.8",
  dns2: "8.8.4.4",
};

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WifiManager/setStaticIpMode

Comment 29

[Pochy]

ooh, Thanks TIM for the answer, when I check this API, the part of the proxy is not clear for me, when you say

> the proxy could be only used in IP address

This means that in this part of the function is a string or something like 10.0.0.1:8080 (address:port)? or what proxy type you refer in this, I thinking in the pref "network.proxy.type" [1] or this is no related?

How can be complicated is write support for PAC format?, I would like help in this too, because I need proxy with username and password in my regular connection to internet.

I think here are two features important for version 2.6 at least to me :-)

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Preferences/Mozilla_networking_preferences#Proxy

Comment 30

[[e-mail]]

Hi pochy, we are during Chinese New Year's holiday (until next monday), please be patient if you really need help to proceed. Or you can just try it:)

Comment 31

[Tim Huang[:timhuang]]

First of all, I have to apologize regarding my previous comment because the information I gave is not fully correct. The 'proxy' in the static IP setting has no function at all. The static IP setting only sets the static IP and ignores the 'proxy' setting. However, there is an API, setHttpProxy[1], for setting the http proxy. You could use 'setHttpProxy' to set the proxy, but it still doesn't support the PAC format.

Fortunately, the Gecko does support the PAC format, but the implementation in the B2G doesn't support PAC right now. However, If you could access following two preferences, I think the PAC should work fine:

"network.proxy.autoconfig_url" : Write your PAC here.
"network.proxy.type"           : Set to PROXY_TYPE_PAC(2)

Although, I do not think the Gaia is capable of modifying preferences, so It must has a new API for doing this job.

[1] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/webidl/MozWifiManager.webidl#234

Comment 32

[BMO Automation]

Firefox OS is not being worked on