Re: Is there an equivalent of wireless-xxxx using iw rather then iwconfig
On Wednesday 26 Oct 2011, Camaleón wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:55:39 +0100, David Goodenough wrote:
> > On Tuesday 25 Oct 2011, Camaleón wrote:
> >> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:30:53 +0100, David Goodenough wrote:
> >> > In wireless-tools there is support for embedding wireless-xxx
> >> > commands which get converted into iwconfig commands. iwconfig is now
> >> > deprecated for many wireless cards, in favour of iw.
> >> >
> >> > Is there a package that provides network/interfaces support for iw?
> >>
> >> Hmmm, I don't know if this will be of any help :-?
> >>
> >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
> >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/iw/replace-iwconfig
> >>
> >> It basically documents the most common operations done from "iw".
> >
> > Yes, I know I can do it manually, I was looking for the same kind of
> > alias that wireless-tools provided.
>
> If they're not docummented and because this is an ongoing work, I'd say
> there is none (or at least "none" that I am aware of) ;-(. Are you
> missing a specific command?
>
> Anyway, it seems that the usual set of tools¹ (the ones you mention) are
> still available.
>
> ¹http://linuxwireless.org/en/developers/Documentation/Wireless-Extensions
>
> Greetings,
You are misunderstanding what I am asking for. I want to be able to
write the iw equivalient of:-
iface wlan0 inet static
wireless-essid Test
wireless-channel 7
Given that iwconfig is now deprecated (at least for new wifi interfaces)
at a minimum it would be a good idea if wireless-XXX used iw. I will
submit a bug to this effect.
David
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