Linux Wireless
If you are new to Linux, this acticle is not for you
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Kernel Configuration
First step is to figure out what kind of Wireless Card you have.
#lspci | grep Wireless
Cisco Aironet
The output of the previous command should look similar to this:
02:02.0 Network controller: AIRONET Wireless Communications Cisco Aironet Wireless...
Compile in the Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 ISA and PCI cards under Device Drivers > Network device support > Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) Select whichever you have (PCMCIA or ISA/PCI) After you have compiled in or as a module you should now see another ethernet device (eth1 in my case) and you can move onto getting the utility
Wireless Utilities
Cisco
First you'll need to download linux-acu-driver-v21.tar.gz from the Cisco website and put it in /usr/portage/distfiles/ Now you can get the client-utils
emerge cisco-aironet-client-utils
Launch the aironet-client-utiltiy with:
/opt/cisco/bin/acu
Now this user interface has to be taken with a grain of salt. It is infact, so salty that I don't even use it.
Profile Utilities
There aren't too many programs available for wireless profile management. But here is a small list to try
- gtkwifi
- gwifiapplet
- kwifimanager
- NetworkManager
- wifi-radar
See Also
Wireless
HOWTO:Wireless Setup
HOWTO:Wireless Troubleshooting
