Re: Wireless

[Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org>]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 08:59:29PM -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I understand that if wireless-tools-gnumach is installed, then
> iwconfig can be used.  Is there a way to setup wireless through
> /etc/network/interfaces, as I do under debian-linux?  For example:
> 
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
>         wireless-essid  <MY_ESSID>
>         wireless-key    <my_passwd>
> 
> Maybe even mapping working, so that I can define a home encrypted
> access point, and a general open one?  Is there a howto?  Does
> guessnet work?

No, /etc/network/interfaces is not (yet) supported, and I don't know
about guessnet.

http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2006/09/msg00025.html has some
information on setting up wireless.  Feel free to put this up in the
wiki at http://www.bddebian.com/~wiki and complement it with your
findings.


Michael