here is what i do: fire up urxvt: # iwlist wlan0 scan # iwconfig wlan0 essid NameOfWirelessNetwork key foobar123 #ap {MAC address} (optional) # iwconfig #just to see if it worked. # dhcpcd -d wlan0 #-d flag stands for debug, but its really analogous to --verbose # firefox & #if all goes well.
hope that helps. On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Lee Azzarello <l...@dropio.com> wrote: > Yea, thanks Niki! > > -lee > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Niki Yoshiuchi <aplu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I can send you my wpa_supplicant.conf plus some scripts I wrote if you >> want. I don't have them at work but I can get them to you in a couple of >> hours. >> >> They could probably use some work, but you should get the basic idea. >> >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Lee Azzarello <l...@dropio.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Jeremy Jay <dinkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > I used to use stalonetray to be able to access nm-applet for wireless. >>> > >>> > But I've recently gotten a pretty good config going for wpa_supplicant >>> > that auto-connects to my secure wireless, but also uses any unsecured >>> > networks automatically when I'm on the road. It's pretty straightforward >>> > to setup, and it connects faster than network manager in most cases. >>> >>> Could you point to a decent tutorial for configuring wpa_supplicant? >>> The man page is like reading an architectural spec for a nuclear power >>> plant when all you wanted to do was find a light switch. >>> >>> -lee >>> >> >> > >