28 Mar
2013
28 Mar
'13
2:38 p.m.
On 3/28/13, Nick Copeland <nickycopeland(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
This used to be the case on Arch as well, but recently ifconfig has
been replaced by ip, hence the command above.
As for wifi,
hmm Harry, I don't quite remember of a manager program.
I just use the following set of commands:
# ip link set wlan0 up
# iwlist wlan0 scan | less
GUI apps and CLI toolkits are generally a front end to the required
commands:
ifconfig wlan0 up Choose the essid you want, see if it has a key and if
so the auth type. If
[SNIP]
You could script this especially if you generally only
sign on to your home
network.
Which is exactly what netcfg is for. You write some config files in
/etc/network.d/ and then netcfg does the magic for you. It's very
convenient and flexible.
Though I agree spelling it all out right there after # sends shivers
down my spine, sometimes.