itskamakshi

Hi All,

I want Linux commands to identify following things :

- WiFi adapter
- To connect to WiFi adapter
- To disable the WiFi adapter
- To identify the Access points for WiFi connection

Please help me, What Commands shall I use to identify above all.

How to use the output of linux commands in C++ application.


Regards,
Kamakshi

waterhead

This can be achieved with standard Linux commands. Read through the post linked to below, for more info on that.

Wireless Setup - Start Here


Using standard Linux network commands ifup and ifdown will accomplish this.
You should install the wireless-tools package (if it wasn't installed by default). It contains these commands:

• iwconfig manipulate the basic wireless parameters
• iwlist allow to initiate scanning and list frequencies, bit-rates, encryption keys...
• iwspy allow to get per node link quality
• iwpriv allow to manipulate the Wireless Extensions specific to a driver (private)
• ifrename allow to name interfaces based on various static criteria

To scan for available networks use the iwlist command.
I'm not a code monkey, so I can't help you with that.

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Hal343

I haven't coded for a long time, but a simple subroutine to issue the command and put the results into a variable you can use later should do it.

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