[ltp] Newbie's Guide to Wireless LAN on Thinkpad 42p with Atheros Chipset

[Dmitriy Morozov]

And if you want to be able to easily switch between different profiles 
(different ESSIDs, WEP keys, etc.) which is useful for moving between 
work and home, try http://muthanna.com/quickswitch

Best,
Dmitriy

On Monday 21 June 2004 02:48 am, James Ryan wrote:
> iwconfig ath0 essid MyAPESSID
> (sets the ESSID of the access point)
>
> iwconfig ath0 ap xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> (sets the mac address of the access point)
>
> iwconfig ath0 enc XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> (sets the WEP key, in hexadecimal)
>
> There are lots more parameters you can set, type man iwconfig for
> help.
>
> Finally, don't forget to set up a default gateway and domain name
> servers.
>
> route add default gw xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ath0
>
> To specify name servers, edit /etc/resolv.conf and add the line:
> nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>
> for all of your nameservers.
>
> GOOD LUCK!