I use two naïve scripts, two files and an alias: #wep connect to a wep wifi #! /bin/sh
key="`grep $1 /home/pmarin/wep | cut -d' ' -f2`" sudo ifconfig wlan0 up sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid $1 sudo iwconfig wlan0 key s:$key sudo dhclient wlan0 #end The wep is a plain file with to columms essid key #wpa connect to a wpa wifi #! /bin/sh sudo ifconfig wlan0 up sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid $1 sudo wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/home/pmarin/wpa -B sudo dhclient wlan0 #end the wpa file is similar than /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf #wscan It is an csh alias: alias wscan 'sudo iwlist wlan0 scan' On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Preben Randhol <rand...@pvv.org> wrote: > Hi > > This is somewhat off-topic. I'm totally new to using wireless network. At > home everything is wired, but i have sometimes the need to use wireless > when traveling. Now I have an Asus Eee so I can connect. Only problem is > that the gui tool of xfce4 (or gnome) runs like applets and there are no > version that is not an applet it seems. So I was wondering if any knows > any good software/resources to be used with dwm to choose and bring up a > wireless network. I guess one can make some scripts using the iw tools? I > have heard one can install a program called trayer to get up the applets, > but I would prefer not to. > > At the moment I have to use xfce4 to get up the wireless. > > I'm asking here as I guess you have more experience with this than me and > can point me in the right direction. > > Thanks in advance > > Preben > > >
