| iwlist scanning |
Give the list of Access
Points and Ad-Hoc cells in range, and
optionally a whole bunch of information about them
(ESSID, Quality,
Frequency, Mode.. |
iwconfig
|
Iwconfig is
similar to ifconfig(8), but is dedicated to the wireless
interfaces. It is used to set the parameters of the
network interface which are specific to the wire less operation (for
example : the frequency). example: iwconfig eth0 essid
any
|
ifup
|
ifup is used
to bring up a preconfigured interface for networking. It is
usually invoked by the network script at boot time or by the
PCMCIA/hotplug system. It can also be used to start interfaces manually
on the command line. It activates the link,
adds addresses and other parameters and sets up the routes for an
interface. example: ifup eth1 -
will start dhcp on device
|
ifdown
|
ifdown is used to stop a network
interface. This is will drop the ip address for the interface, example: ifdown eth1
- will stop dhcp on device |