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Old 11-11-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Howto view available wireless networks/ssid broadcasts?

Is there a good app that'll detect wireless ssid broadcasts? Right now I have to know the ssid to connect - which is sort of a pain when going to public places. I just need something that'll show what's available. I can then connect myself.
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Code:
iwlist blah
where blah is your wireless interface name
http://www.linuxcommand.org/man_pages/iwlist8.html
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Code:
iwlist eth1 scanning
does the trick. Much thanks!
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It's not working exactly how I wanted...

When I was connected to my home network
Code:
iwlist eth1 scanning
gave me information about the connection beyond what iwconfig lists. But I just realized it only gives info about an active connection. When I'm unconnected I get this:
Code:
[root@vaio ~]# iwlist eth1 scanning
eth1      Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
I am looking for something that will see all available networks.
(I am using Fluxbox)

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EDIT: Cancel that - I just had to
Code:
ifconfig eth1 up
first. Sorry =)
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