Re: How to use password-protected wireless networks?

[MB <sparkynine@yahoo.com>]

John O'Hagan wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Running testing on a wireless equipped laptop, I can usually get on to any 
> available networks using some combination of ifupdown, ifplugd, whereami, 
> resolvconf, kwifimanager etc. 
>
> One situation which has stumped me, however, is when the network requires a 
> password (which I have, of course, been given!): how do I enter the password?
>
> Some networks simply redirect your browser to a login page; no problem there. 
> And I'm not talking about encryption. It's the ones for which my Mac-using 
> colleagues simply enter the password into a little dialog that pops up 
> automatically when the network needs one. 
>
> How does the Debian user do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> P.S. Please CC me.
>
>
>  

John,

take a look at iwconfig.  to enter the key:

iwconfig eth0 key 1234567890ABCDEF

There may be an applet that does the same thing, but this is the command 
line that I use.

-Mark