Re: How to use password-protected wireless networks?

[John O'Hagan <johnohagan@iprimus.com.au>]

> John O'Hagan wrote:
[...]
> >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?
[...]

Thanks to everyone who replied, you have pointed me in the right direction: 
here is the relevant bit from man iwconfig:

	"iwconfig eth0 key s:password [2]" 

The "s:" is what you need to enter a string as a key; without that it only 
accepts hex digits. The [2] at the end is an example of an index value which 
can be entered at any time to activate that key, a very handy feature when 
switching networks frequently.

I'll let you know if this actually works when I have had a chance to try it.

Thanks,

John

P.S. Please CC me.