Difference between revisions of "Category:How to - wifi"

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The wifi configuration file is located in /etc/network/interfaces

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 The wifi configuration file is located in
 <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code>
-== Creating an Ad-hoc Network ==
-'''On startup using the interfaces file:'''
-Open <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code>
-Change the wlan0 config to
- auto wlan0
- iface wlan0 inet static
- address 192.168.2.2
- netmask 255.255.255.0
- wireless-mode ad-hoc
- wireless-essid gumstix-network
-Reboot
-'''Using ifconfig and iwconfig:'''
- ifconfig wlan0 down
- ifconfig wlan0 address 192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
- iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc essid gumstix-network
- ifconfig wlan0 up
-== Running DHCP Server on Ad-hoc Network==
-Setting up a DHCP server on the ad-hoc network will allow you to connect to the gumstix without having to change your ip address.
-Create a configuration file:
- vi /etc/udhcpd.conf
-Put the following in the file:
-<code><pre>
-#start address
-start           192.168.2.3
-#end address
-end             192.168.2.254
-#interface to listen on
-interface       wlan0
-#maximum number of leases
-max_leases      64
-</pre></code>
-Create the leases file:
- touch /var/lib/misc/udhcpd.leases
-Now run the dhcp server:
- udhcpd /etc/udhcpd.conf
-Connect to the gumstix ad-hoc network and you should notice that you have been assigned the start address in the config file above.