From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 16 06:52:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4C4016A4CE for ; Fri, 16 Apr 2004 06:52:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.elvandar.org (cust.94.120.adsl.cistron.nl [195.64.94.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76A1D43D39 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 2004 06:52:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from remko@elvandar.org) Message-ID: <407FE506.3090405@elvandar.org> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:52:06 +0200 From: Remko Lodder X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <20040416133326.GA80435@mail.hitmedia.com> In-Reply-To: <20040416133326.GA80435@mail.hitmedia.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at elvandar.org Subject: Re: how do you switch between wireless networks? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:52:06 -0000 BSD baby wrote: > I just got my wireless connection working with a new PCMCIA card. > > But I'm still naming the wireless network in my rc.conf file. (DHCP connection) > > But as I go to join other wireless DHCP networks around the world, > what's the best way to switch to that network without rebooting to do it from rc.conf? Hey BSDbaby, ifconfig ssid netmask should do that trick without rebooting. > > > If there's a tutorial about this kind of thing (besides /handbook/network-wireless.html) - please point me there. Dunno, i read ifconfig man page when i needed to know. > > Thanks! Yw -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder Elvandar.org/DSINet.org www.mostly-harmless.nl A Dutch community for helping newcomers on the hackerscene