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.
