I tried many configurations, and even if the files were configured right i'm assuming that my essid would not change, because whenever i am under managed mode i cannot change it thru:
iwconfig wlan0 essid MYESSID
under managed mode or even combinations of input
e.g.
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed essid MYESSID
iwconfig wlan0 essid MYESSID mode managed
or turning key on and off, seting it on the acesspoint or not at home, usually i don't use key on the campus network, where i tried a couple times also.
i can however change it when i am under Ad-hoc mode, but not under Managed.
ifcfg-wlan0 tryied changing a lot, last configuration is the plain one
DEVICE=wlan0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=no
MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes
wireless.opts the last time after twinkling pretty much the same, changes only a new card scheme
# Wireless LAN adapter configuration
#
# Theory of operation :
#
# The script attempts to match a block of settings to the specific wireless
# card inserted, the *first* block matching the card is used.
# The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr", with * as a wildcard.
# 'scheme' is the pcmcia scheme (set via 'cardctl scheme XXX').
# 'hwaddr' is the unique MAC address identifier of the wireless card.
# The MAC address is usually printed on the card, or can be found via ifconfig.
# Some examples here use only half of the MAC address with a wildcard to
# match a whole family of cards...
#
# All the Wireless specific configuration is done through the Wireless
# Extensions, so we will just call 'iwconfig' with the right parameters
# defined below.
# Of course, you need to have iwconfig installled on your system.
# To download iwconfig, or for more info on Wireless Extensions :
#
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_...nux/Tools.html
#
# Note : you don't need to fill all parameters, leave them blank, in most
# cases the driver will initialise itself with sane defaults values or
# automatically figure out the value... And no drivers do support all
# possible settings...
#
# If you make any mistakes, you'll get a cryptic message in the system
# log. You'll need to figure out on your own which parameter was wrong:
# cardmgr[310]: executing: './network start wvlan0'
# cardmgr[310]: + SIOCSIWMODE: Invalid argument
# I've tried to give more troubleshooting help at :
#
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_...ols.html#debug
# In case of doubts, just check "/etc/pcmcia/wireless" for the gory details...
#
# Note also that this script will work only with the original Pcmcia scripts,
# and not with the default Red Hat scripts. Send a bug report to Red Hat ;-)
#
# Finally, send comments and flames to me, Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
#
case "$ADDRESS" in
# Here is an example of scheme matching
# Activate with "cardctl scheme essidany"
# Pick up any Access Point, should work on most 802.11 cards
essidany,*,*,*)
INFO="Any ESSID"
ESSID="any"
;;
# Here are a few examples with a few Wireless LANs supported...
# The matching is done on the first 3 bytes of the MAC address
# Lucent Wavelan IEEE (+ Orinoco, RoamAbout and ELSA)
# Melco/Buffalo Networks WLI-PCM-L11
# Note : wvlan_cs driver only, and version 1.0.4+ for encryption support
*,*,*,00:60:1D:*|*,*,*,00:02:2D:*)
INFO="Wavelan IEEE example (Lucent default settings)"
ESSID="Wavelan Network"
MODE="Ad-Hoc"
# RATE="auto"
KEY="s:secu1"
# To set all four keys, use :
# KEY="s:secu1 [1] key s:secu2 [2] key s:secu3 [3] key s:secu4 [4] key [1]"
# For the RG 1000 Residential Gateway: The ESSID is the identifier on
# the unit, and the default key is the last 5 digits of the same.
# ESSID="084d70"
# KEY="s:84d70"
;;
# Cisco/Aironet 4800/340
# Note : MPL driver only (airo/airo_cs), version 1.3 or later
*,*,*,00:40:96:*)
INFO="Cisco/Aironet example (Cisco default settings)"
ESSID="any"
# To set all four ESSID, use iwconfig v21 and the same trick as above
MODE="Managed"
# RATE="11M auto"
# KEY="off"
;;
# Samsung MagicLan (+ some other PrismII cards)
# Note : Samsung binary library driver, version 1.20 or later
*,*,*,00:00:F0:*|*,*,*,00:02:78:*)
INFO="Samsung MagicLan example (Samsung default settings)"
ESSID="any"
MODE="Managed"
CHANNEL="4"
RATE="auto"
# KEY="883e-aa67-21 [1] key 5501-d0da-87 [2] key 91f5-3368-6b [3] key 2d73-31b7-96 [4]"
# IWCONFIG="power on"
;;
# Raytheon Raylink/WebGear Aviator2.4
# Note : doesn't work yet, please use for debugging only :-(
*,*,*,00:00:8F:*|*,*,*,00:00:F1:*)
INFO="Raylink/Aviator2.4 example (Aviator default ad-hoc setting)"
ESSID="ADHOC_ESSID"
MODE="Ad-Hoc"
RATE="auto"
IWPRIV="set_framing 1"
;;
# Old Lucent Wavelan
*,*,*,08:00:0E:*)
INFO="Wavelan example (Lucent default settings)"
NWID="0100"
MODE="Ad-Hoc"
FREQ="2.425G"
KEY="off"
;;
# Netwave (Xircom Netwave/Netwave Airsurfer)
*,*,*,00:80:C7:*)
INFO="Netwave example (Netwave default settings)"
NWID="100"
KEY="00"
;;
# Proxim RangeLan2/Symphony (what is the MAC address ???)
*,*,*,XX:XX:XX:*)
INFO="Proxim RangeLan2/Symphony example"
NWID="0"
MODE="Master"
CHANNEL="15"
IWPRIV="setsubchan 1"
;;
# No Wires Needed Swallow 550 and 1100 setting (what is the MAC address ???)
*,*,*,XX:XX:XX:*)
INFO="NWN Swallow example"
ESSID="session"
KEY="0000-0000-00 open"
;;
# Symbol Spectrum24 setting (what is the MAC address ???)
*,*,*,XX:XX:XX:*)
INFO="Symbol Spectrum24 example"
ESSID="Essid string"
;;
# Myconfigurations
school,*,*,*)
INFO="Sera q essa porra pega"
ESSID="TEMPEST"
MODE="Managed"
;;
# Generic example (decribe all possible settings)
*,*,*,*)
INFO="Fill with your own settings..."
# ESSID (extended network name) : My Network, any
ESSID=""
# NWID/Domain (cell identifier) : 89AB, 100, off
NWID=""
# Operation mode : Ad-Hoc, Managed, Master, Repeater, Secondary, auto
MODE=""
# Frequency or channel : 1, 2, 3 (channel) ; 2.422G, 2.46G (frequency)
FREQ=""
CHANNEL=""
# Sensitivity (cell size + roaming speed) : 1, 2, 3 ; -70 (dBm)
SENS=""
# Bit rate : auto, 1M, 11M
RATE=""
# Encryption key : 4567-89AB-CD, s
assword
KEY=""
# RTS threshold : off, 500
RTS=""
# Fragmentation threshold : off, 1000
FRAG=""
# Other iwconfig parameters : power off, ap 01:23:45:67:89:AB
IWCONFIG=""
# iwspy parameters : + 01:23:45:67:89:AB
IWSPY=""
# iwpriv parameters : set_port 2, set_histo 50 60
IWPRIV=""
;;
esac
