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Latest revision as of 15:26, 11 March 2010
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This article documents a developer tool. A list of available devtools is available, together with installation instructions. |
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[edit] Description
This package contains the Wireless tools, used to manipulate the Linux Wireless Extensions. The Wireless Extension is an interface allowing you to set Wireless LAN specific parameters and get the specific stats.
- ifrename - rename network interfaces based on various criteria.
- iwconfig - configure a wireless network interface.
- iwevent - display wireless events generated by drivers and setting changes.
- iwgetid - report ESSID, NWID or AP/Cell Address of wireless network.
- iwlisst - get more detailed wireless information from a wireless interface.
- iwpriv - configure optional parameters of a wireless network interface.
- iwspy - Get wireless statistics from specific nodes. NOTE: This tool does not currently work!
[edit] Packages
source: wireless-tools
binary: wireless-tools, ifrename
[edit] Usage Examples
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[edit] Links
[ifrename man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/ifrename.html)
[iwconfig man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/iwconfig.html)
[iwevent man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/iwevent.html)
[iwgetid man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/iwgetid.html)
[iwlist man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/iwlist.html)
[iwpriv man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/iwpriv.html)
[iwspy man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/iwspy.html)
[edit] See Also
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