Where to type the SSID. newbie
Rick Bilonick
rab at nauticom.net
Thu Jan 3 05:30:17 UTC 2008
On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 10:18 -0500, Mark Haney wrote:
> Jan Brosius wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a laptop and want to connect wirelessly to the internet. With
> > System>Administration>Network I have created a wireless network. But
> > where can I type my SSID?
> >
> > Thanks for any help
> > Jan Brosius
> >
>
>
> As root:
>
> iwconfig <wireless int> essid "ESSID"
>
> ie: iwconfig wlan0 essid "belkin"
>
>
>
> --
> Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem!
>
>
> Mark Haney
Why would iwconfig fail to change an essid? I've tried:
iwconfig wlan0 essid "default"
which has always worked in the past. But now that I've installed Fedora
8, it absolutely will not change the essid (it always shows as any/off).
I can scan using:
iwlist wlan0 scan
and shows my default network (and other nearby networks).
Rick B.
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