Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:52:06 +0200 From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how do you switch between wireless networks? Message-ID: <407FE506.3090405@elvandar.org> In-Reply-To: <20040416133326.GA80435@mail.hitmedia.com> References: <20040416133326.GA80435@mail.hitmedia.com>
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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 <interface> ssid <ssidofwirelessnetwork> <ip> netmask <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
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