figuring out all wireless connections on fedora 6/7
Timothy Murphy
tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
Fri Sep 7 10:22:05 UTC 2007
Globe Trotter wrote:
>> again, I suggest you give wifi-radar a try - it will do exactly what you
>> described - it opens a GUI, gives you a list of available wireless
>> networks, gives you the ability to configure security, offers a connect
>> to command, and
...
> I did try it last night. It came up with nothing and I got the following
> error messages on console:
>
> eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
> eth1: error fetching interface information: Device not found
> eth1 No such device
>
> eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
> eth1: error fetching interface information: Device not found
> eth1 No such device
What WiFi device are you using?
NetworkManager and wifi-radar do not work with all WiFi devices.
I think "iwlist eth? scan" will work with most.
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