[NBLUG/talk] SSID and wlan-ng drivers?

[ME]

augie said:
>
> i can't seem to figure out how to set the SSID on my wireless card
> using the wlan-ng drivers.
>
> the wlan-ng FAQ ftp://ftp.linux-wlan.org/pub/linux-wlan-ng/FAQ states
> it can't be done with iwconfig.
>
> so i read the docs, and it looked like the proper way to do it is to
> edit /etc/wlan.conf and create a new wlancfg-SSID in the same
> directory. but that still doesn't work.
>
> is there anyone out there using the wlan-ng drivers who knows how the
> SSID is _supposed_ to be set? thanks.

I have used iwconfig to set ssid/essid on cards:
# iwconfig eth1 essid "fun"

Have you tried command line explicit setting yet?

(BTW augie, I have 3 passwords from Swordsfish (movie) included on the
uselesstrivia.html page. I think our prefessor was looking for the one
named "vernam" - you know, like the vernam cipher... ;-)



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