How can i make a wireless connection in the command line?

[Karl Larsen]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>     
>>> As far as I know, the version of ifconfig used by Linux does not
>>> understand wireless extensions. So you would need to use iwconfig
>>> instead. You also have to specify the correct interface name for
>>> iwconfig. Something like:
>>>
>>> iwconfig eth0 essid Skippy mode managed key 01122334455667788aabbccddee
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> iwconfig wlan0 essid Skippy mode managed key restricted
>>> 01122334455667788aabbccddee
>>>
>>> Mikkel
>>>   
>>>       
>>    I just turned on my laptop that is working with WiFi and ifconfig
>> shows an entry it calls wifi0.00 and it has the latest data on the
>> connection. This is on F7.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>     
> Strange - when I run ifconfig I do not see any information about the
> essid, Wireless mode, key, etc. I do see this when I run iwconfig.
> So either you have a different version of ifconfig or you completely
> missed the point. We were talking about wireless extensions.
>
> Now, as far as the name of the interface, it depends on the driver
> and if you are using driver's default name. For example, using the
> iwl3945 driver, my wireless interface is wlan0. If I tried to set
> wireless options for wifi0.00, it would not work. Under FC-6 with
> the ipw3945 driver, it is eth1. This is why you need to know the
> correct interface name wen setting it manually from the command line.
>
> Mikkel
>   
    I reported what seemed to be against what you were saying. I am not 
going to talk wireless extentions because I have no idea what that is. 
As I say ifconfig has data on the performance of the wifi on my laptop. 
PERIOD!

Karl