On Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 07:41:19PM -0500, Tom Metro wrote: > Jerry Feldman wrote: > > iwconfig wlan0 essid "my ssid" > > Most of the time, setting this allowed network manager to connect. > > I tried that in rc.local, and it didn't seem to help., Maybe my > assumption that rc.local runs well before X starts is incorrect. > > I've had a bit better luck with: > > # force set ESSID so hidden WLAN is found > iwconfig wlan0 essid $SSID > until iwlist wlan0 scan | fgrep -q ESSID:\"$SSID\" ; do > sleep 2; > done > echo "Wireless connection established to $SSID WLAN" > > > I don't know what impact "iwconfig wlan0 essid" has when you are in a > foreign location seeking to connect to any available WLAN, but I know my > solution won't handle that well, so I'd like to find a better solution.
In my experience, wicd does a better job than NetworkManager with this sort of thing. -dsr- -- http://tao.merseine.nu/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. You can't defend freedom by getting rid of it. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss