Need of Linux commands to identify WiFi adapter & WiFi connection related properties

[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]

Hi All,

I want Linux commands to identify following things :

- WiFi adapter

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

Wireless Setup - Start Here

- To connect to WiFi adapter
- To disable the WiFi adapter

Using standard Linux network commands ifup and ifdown will accomplish this.

- To identify the Access points for WiFi connection

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.

iwlist wlan0 scan

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

I'm not a code monkey, so I can't help you with that.

[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.