[gentoo-user] WiFi needs ESSID to connect?

Hi All, I am unable to connect to a wireless access point unless it is set to announce its ESSID. The error I get in the logs is: == Jan 16 09:42:22 lappy wlan0: starting scan Jan 16 09:42:24 lappy wlan0: scan completed Jan 16 09:42:24 lappy rc-scripts:

Re: [gentoo-user] WiFi needs ESSID to connect?

Hi, On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:50:26 + Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am unable to connect to a wireless access point unless it is set to announce its ESSID. Not announcing the ESSID won't help much, anyway. FWIW, if there are no beacons in the air, how should your WiFi client tell what

Re: [gentoo-user] WiFi needs ESSID to connect?

Thanks HW, On Tuesday 16 January 2007 13:28, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:50:26 + Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am unable to connect to a wireless access point unless it is set to announce its ESSID. [snip...] FWIW, if there are no beacons in the air, how should

Re: [gentoo-user] WiFi needs ESSID to connect?

On Wednesday 17 January 2007 02:43, Mick wrote: How is one meant to configure /etc/conf.d/net to be able to associate with different APs, some with no encryption, some with WEP, some with WAP. I don't mind using a gui if this is going to offer some interactivity, to enable me to achieve