From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 29 07:03:10 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B95C16A4EF for ; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:03:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from otter3.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [207.200.51.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D20CC43D2F for ; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:03:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from centtech.com (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by otter3.centtech.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id i2TF39E8035920; Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:03:09 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <40683AA3.1070205@centtech.com> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:02:59 -0600 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (X11/20040304) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: anton@nikiforov.ru References: <406835B5.2020301@nikiforov.ru> In-Reply-To: <406835B5.2020301@nikiforov.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AP Scanning X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:03:10 -0000 Anton Nikiforov wrote: > Dear All, > thanks to those of you who helped me to start using my WiFi adapter, > but now i have a question about using it :) > I mean it works just fine with Intel's APs and im planning to try to > test it with D-Link APs. > My question is: > I'm traveling between a few locations with differn APs configuration > and differen options to access internet (dhcp, proxys etc). > In addition some offices have no WiFi APs installed, so i use ethernet > cable or ppp over GPRS connection there. > And i wold like my noteook to swith profiles automaticaly (i want to > test radio environment in case no ethernet cable is attached and i > know how to do it). And if no ethernet nor radio available - it should > connect over ppp (if usb cable is attached). > I understand that there is a simple way to test the radio invironment > by setting up ssid and other parameters and check if the interface > become assotiated, but i do not like this idea. > Maybe there is something that i coud use as a key to start interfase > in one of the predefined configurations (like before setting a ssid to > read AP's serial or whatever unique location ID)? Maybe even scan an > air for APs that i do not know? :) > And additional questions - is how to change Mozilla/gaim configuration > "on the fly" to correspnd to each location. (but this question is not > FreeBSD related, so it could be considered as OFFTOPIC, but maye > someone solved already this problem?) > Does someone solved this? Or even know where to read about? I'm not sure what you mean about gaim/mozilla configuration changing, but on the AP scanning, here's a few options: On -current, I can bring up my wireless interface, and run: wiconfig ath0 -L and it will list access points with ssids near me. Also, on -current, you can now use kismet to scan for AP's, etc. It's a great tool. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------------------