F8x86_64 on the Acer Ferrari 3400LMi
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s Extra:tsf=000000a1f76c1da7
Cell 02 Address: 00:18:F8:D2:9E:F4 ESSID:"Secret Net" Mode:Master
Channel:4
Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
Quality=81/100 Signal level=25 dBm Noise level=71
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Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000003b0068b719 Cell 03 Address: 00:11:6B:25:87:18
ESSID:"minideon"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=68/100 Signal level=25 dBm Noise level=71
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Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000008de44c3d92
10.Choose a network you want to connect to and set the ESSID of your WLAN interface:
#iwconfig wlan0 essid Perspektiv
11.Your WLAN interface should now be associated with the access point:
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Perspektiv"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point:
00:E0:63:50:98:B0 |
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Bit Rate=1 | Mb/s | TxPower=27 dBm |
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Retry min limit:7 | RTS thr:off | Fragment thr=2352 B | ||
Encryption | key:off |
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Link Quality=63/100 Signal level=63 dBm Noise level=58 dBm | ||||
Rx invalid | nwid:0 | Rx invalid crypt:0 | Rx invalid frag:0 | |
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 | Missed beacon:0 | |||
Now you are ready to start using your new interface. Most likely your first step will be to request IP setting from an DHCP server (dhclient 1 wlan0). The next step is probably to permanent your preferences in the file /etc/sysconfig/networkscripts/ifcfgwlan0.
For further information on wireless networking under Linux, please refer to the numerous HOWTOs on the internet. A good place to start is
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