Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
Hi all, I'd like to connect to the wireless AP according to its MAC address. For example there are two wireless AP nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:29:06:40 189dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:33:ed:00 172dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime and I'd like to connect to the second one (00:0b:0e:33:ed:00). With ifconfig iwn0 nwid Open up it connects to the first one. I have googled, but haven't found anything useful. I'm using OpenBSD 4.6 and wireless NIC is iwn0. Thanks a lot, Milan
Re: Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
Why you Google for something which you can find in man page? http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfigapropos=0sektion=0manpath=OpenBSD+Currentarch=i386format=html from this man page : bssid bssid Set the desired BSSID for IEEE 802.11-based wireless network in- terfaces. -bssid Unset the desired BSSID for IEEE 802.11-based wireless network interfaces. The interface will automatically select a BSSID in this mode, which is the default. On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Milin merlyn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'd like to connect to the wireless AP according to its MAC address. For example there are two wireless AP nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:29:06:40 189dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:33:ed:00 172dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime and I'd like to connect to the second one (00:0b:0e:33:ed:00). With ifconfig iwn0 nwid Open up it connects to the first one. I have googled, but haven't found anything useful. I'm using OpenBSD 4.6 and wireless NIC is iwn0. Thanks a lot, Milan -- http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html
Re: Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
Milin wrote: Hi all, I'd like to connect to the wireless AP according to its MAC address. For example there are two wireless AP nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:29:06:40 189dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:33:ed:00 172dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime and I'd like to connect to the second one (00:0b:0e:33:ed:00). With ifconfig iwn0 nwid Open up it connects to the first one. I have googled, but haven't found anything useful. I'm using OpenBSD 4.6 and wireless NIC is iwn0. Thanks a lot, Milan try man ifconfig. set the bssid manually, normally this is done automatically Chris Bennett -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Robert Heinlein
Re: Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
I know. Just my fault. It was obvious from his question for what he is looking for so I used shortcut :-) 2009/11/26 Nick Guenther kou...@gmail.com: 2009/11/26 TomC!E! BodEC!r tomas.bod...@gmail.com: Also, the BSSID is not the MAC. It looks like a MAC but it's a wifi-specific thing (you can have multiple APs on the same BSSID; that's how you make a wifi cloud).
Re: Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
2009/11/26 TomC!E! BodEC!r tomas.bod...@gmail.com: On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Milin merlyn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'd like to connect to the wireless AP according to its MAC address. For example there are two wireless AP nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:29:06:40 189dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:33:ed:00 172dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime and I'd like to connect to the second one (00:0b:0e:33:ed:00). With ifconfig iwn0 nwid Open up it connects to the first one. I have googled, but haven't found anything useful. I'm using OpenBSD 4.6 and wireless NIC is iwn0. Thanks a lot, Milan -- http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html Why you Google for something which you can find in man page? http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifconfigapropos=0sektion=0man path=OpenBSD+Currentarch=i386format=html from this man page : bssid bssid Set the desired BSSID for IEEE 802.11-based wireless network in- terfaces. -bssid Unset the desired BSSID for IEEE 802.11-based wireless network interfaces. The interface will automatically select a BSSID in this mode, which is the default. Also, the BSSID is not the MAC. It looks like a MAC but it's a wifi-specific thing (you can have multiple APs on the same BSSID; that's how you make a wifi cloud).
Re: Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
Thanks all very much, the problem is then solved. Milan 2009/11/26 TomC!E! BodEC!r tomas.bod...@gmail.com: I know. Just my fault. It was obvious from his question for what he is looking for so I used shortcut :-) 2009/11/26 Nick Guenther kou...@gmail.com: 2009/11/26 TomC!E! BodEC!r tomas.bod...@gmail.com: Also, the BSSID is not the MAC. It looks like a MAC but it's a wifi-specific thing (you can have multiple APs on the same BSSID; that's how you make a wifi cloud).
Re: Connect to wireless Access Point according to MAC address
'man ifconfig' states you can use bssid parameter to specify your desired bssid -automatic is the default mode-. So you may try 'ifconfig iwn0 nwid Open bssid 00:0b:0e:33:ed:00'. Regards, Dani Milin escribiC3: Hi all, I'd like to connect to the wireless AP according to its MAC address. For example there are two wireless AP nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:29:06:40 189dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime nwid Open chan 6 bssid 00:0b:0e:33:ed:00 172dB 54M short_preamble,short_slottime and I'd like to connect to the second one (00:0b:0e:33:ed:00). With ifconfig iwn0 nwid Open up it connects to the first one. I have googled, but haven't found anything useful. I'm using OpenBSD 4.6 and wireless NIC is iwn0. Thanks a lot, Milan
