cannot figure out how to connect!

lopzided · 03-08-2006, 06:03 PM

hi all,

i am semi new to linux and wireless networking...i travel with my laptop running slackware (current) between my house, my parents house, school, and my girlfriend's house...they all run wireless networks. i have set up kismet to find wireless networks, but i _cannot_ figure out how to connect to them!

i have been googling for hours...can someone please help me? a console method is preferred, as i usually do not run x!

thanks in nadvance!

comprookie2000 · 03-08-2006, 07:15 PM

A little more info;
How do you connect to your network/access point?
What kind of card do you have?

lopzided · 03-08-2006, 07:37 PM

i'm trying to connect with a AIR-PCM340 (cisco aironet)

i was able to connect after installing slackware...during the install i had provided the name of my gf's wifi network, Blitzz. and i've found that, if i come in range of her network (and i can see it on kismet), and i restart the computer, i am online...

however, i have no idea how to connect to other networks!

comprookie2000 · 03-08-2006, 07:43 PM

See if this gets you started;
http://www.slackbook.org/html/networ...-wireless.html

Dadzilla · 03-08-2006, 10:33 PM

Do you know if any/all of the networks have some type of security enabled? i.e. WEP, WPA, etc. In particular, find out the status of your gf's network - is it a managed network or a simple ad hoc connection to her computer? Does her network have security? Let us know...

Dadzilla