WLAN

Links

• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo
• http://tuxmobil.org/wireless_unix.html
• Cracking WEP

Useful commands

Assuming the device is 'wlan0'.

To find possible accesspoints:

iwlist wlan0 scanning

This works depending on modes set. On my orinoco gold:

• ad-hoc: finds itself
• managed: nothing found
• monitor: "doesn't support scanning"
• master: SET failed on device eth1