How do we slackers choose which wlan to access? From what I've heard we don't have any wlan manager. I always seem to get on to the wrong access point.

I've done "iwconfig eth0 essid NETGEAR" but I always end up on "default"

Thx in advance!

Edit: both are open of cource...

have you tried kwifimanager ?

Thanks and yes but I think it sucks =( I also won't have kde installed in my next slack-install. There must be a non-GUI way to do this, isn't there?

You could try: http://f0rked.com/code/wifiswitch/
Also, did you run dhcpd again after changing the essid?

Thanks I'll check that app out.

Yes I believe I did a dhcpcd -k and a regular dhcpcd after that... But It should work like that? Maybe I should try that again if it's as simple as that. But it would be nice to have a pair of wlan's to choose from so I don't have to use kismet every time...

Are both APs on the same channel ? If not, try passing "channel X" to iwconfig. The more arrguments you provide the less chance of them being autopicked for you.

Thanks! Didn't know that one. If I do this after I'm auto associated with "default", will I get off "default" and get on the new one or do I need to do something else like "/etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia restart" or ifconfig down, up (as you see it's a laptop)?

I found some good info in this thread below. If someone else end up here some day... http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=324397

just fyi some of the info in that thread appears incorrect.

rc.wireless.conf does in fact work for pcmcia cards.

It is very simple to configure file and actually a very convenient option if you are always logging onto the same wifi net.

you just go in and modify the first example with:
info="anytihng you want to call this network"
essid="your network name (ssid)"
key=your key

You most definitely don't need to restart whole pcmcia service to "hop" APs however what needs to be done really depends on the type of your wifi card. Some cards will "hop" just by re-association with iwconfig. Some cards will need to have interface brought down and some will need the card to be ejected and reinserted. For both my current cards I usually do:

ifconfig wlan0 down
iwconfig wlan0 (my settings go here)
ifconfig wlan0 up
dhcpcd wlan0

As per storing your configs, there are few things you may want to keep in mind. Putting any type of configuration in static files may work for you when you connect only to 1 AP as they will be auto applied when you insert your card. I myself do not keep any wifi settings static. Inserting one of my card does nothing other than loading the correct kernel module. I then control the interface with a set of custom interactive shell scripts.