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Find them: | Find them: | ||
iwlist wlan0 scanning | iwlist wlan0 scanning | ||
This shows a list of accesspoints with their ESSID | |||
(sometimes you're supposed to 'ifconfig wlan0 up' first) | |||
This works depending on modes set. On my orinoco gold: | This works depending on modes set. On my orinoco gold: | ||
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-monitor: "doesn't support scanning" | -monitor: "doesn't support scanning" | ||
-master: SET failed on device eth1 | -master: SET failed on device eth1 | ||
Connect to accesspoint, assuming no encryption or WEP | |||
iwconfig wlan0 key s3cr3tkey | |||
or | |||
iwconfig wlan0 key off | |||
iwconfig wlan0 essid SomeEssid | |||
If connected: | |||
dhcpcd wlan0 | |||
Revision as of 22:51, 8 January 2009
Links
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo
- http://tuxmobil.org/wireless_unix.html
- Cracking WEP
Security
Software
- wireless-tools
- wpasupplicant
- kwifimanager
- airsnort
FAQ
Find accesspoints
Find device first
iwconfig
Find them:
iwlist wlan0 scanning
This shows a list of accesspoints with their ESSID
(sometimes you're supposed to 'ifconfig wlan0 up' first)
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
Connect to accesspoint, assuming no encryption or WEP
iwconfig wlan0 key s3cr3tkey
or
iwconfig wlan0 key off
iwconfig wlan0 essid SomeEssid
If connected:
dhcpcd wlan0
