Difference between revisions of "Category:How to - wifi"
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iface wlan0 inet static | iface wlan0 inet static | ||
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| − | netmask 255.255.255.wireless-mode ad-hoc | + | netmask 255.255.255.0 |
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wireless-essid gumstix-network | wireless-essid gumstix-network | ||
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Revision as of 21:11, 4 February 2009
Wifi Configuration
The wifi configuration file is located in
/etc/network/interfaces
Creating an Ad-hoc Network
On startup using the interfaces file:
Open /etc/network/interfaces
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
Pages in category "How to - wifi"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
