iwconfig

configure a wireless network interface

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iwconfig eth0 power min period 2 power max period 4Set the power to a min period of 2 and max period of 4

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iwconfig eth0 ap anyRegister with any access point

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iwconfig eth0 key s:password [2]Set the key to the ASCII password at index 2

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iwconfig eth0 essid anySet the ESSID to any

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iwconfig eth0 nwid AB34Set the network id to AB34

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iwconfig eth0 channel autoSet the channel to auto

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iwconfig eth0 rate autoFor cards supporting multiple bit rates, set the bit-rate to auto.

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iwconfig eth0 retry short 12Set the retry to 12 short

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iwconfig eth0 sens -80Set the sensitivity threshold to -80

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iwconfig eth0 key restricted [3] 0123456789Set the encryption key to restricted

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iwconfig eth0 ap 00:B0:1A:D1:13:A5Force the card to register to the Access Point given by the address.

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iwconfig eth0 txpower offTurn off the radio

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iwconfig eth0 essid anySet the essid to any

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iwconfig eth0 freq 2422000000Set the operating frequency or channel in the device. A value below 1000 indicates a channel number, a value greater than 1000 is a frequency in Hz.

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iwconfig eth0 nickname "My Linux Node"Set the nickname or station name

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iwconfig eth0 txpower 15Set the transmit power to 15 dBm, for cards that support multiple transmit powers

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iwconfig eth0 txpower autoSet the transmit power to auto

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iwconfig eth0 retry lifetime 300mSet the retry lifetime to 300m

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