[SATLUG] linux wireless ideas

[Gregory Alan Hildstrom]

I have used Knoppix and Damn Small Linux for WIFI with good results. My laptop is an older Toshiba
Satellite with a DLink 802.11b PCMCIA card. The GUI/CLI prompting tools in these two CD distros
make setup pretty easy.

Two tools included with DSL are iwconfig, wlcardconfig, prism2. As always, you cannot do anything
unless the driver for your card's chipset is built into the kernel or built as a module. These
tools just prompt you for some information and then try to get the connection working for you.
Pretty painless in my experience.

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Verified_Wireless_Cards
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Wireless_Networking
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man8/iwconfig.8.html
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7804

A great tool for sniffing out wireless networks and computers is kismet.
http://www.kismetwireless.net/

Good luck. -Greg


--- "Glenn F. Boswell" <gboswell at accd.edu> wrote:

> I'm trying to put together a "Linux Wireless Fundamentals" section  (3 
> hour session) for my Unix I class at SAC. There are so many web 
> resources that go in every direction but so far I have not found a step 
> by step basic guide for Linux (almost) newbies. I have several texts 
> such as /802.11 Wireless Networks/, /Wireless Hacks/ and /WI-FOO the 
> secrets of Wireless Hacking /but they either go into too-much detail 
> (for a beginning class) or concentrate on hacking which is not my goal 
> either. If you know of or have a better text (keep it simple please) or 
> know of a web site that is simple and easy to follow  please pass it 
> on.  If you don't want to  share  on the  list (although better for 
> everyone) send it to my gboswell at accd.edu address. Most of these 
> students already use or have used Windows wireless tools in XP so I'm 
> trying to show equal (we know it's better) access , ease of connecting  
> (not going to happen), and then show the additional tools available in 
> Linux.  I've been forced into the wireless world and I must confess it 
> is so much easier in Windows/MAC yet the lack of security in windows 
> scares me every time I use wireless.   Linux  wireless as  we all  know 
> is a  trip up a somewhat steep learning curve but with all the 
> experience in this group we should be able to make it a somewhat simple 
> process. Thanks
> Boz
> 
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