Configuring Wiresless networking for Linux

Presented by Kevin Moseley

linux_geek@mchsi.com

Overview

Finding a wireless card with Linux support.

Various chipsets for Wireless cards.

Options for wireless configurations.

Tools to configure the wireless card.

Files that configure wiresless access.

Verifying wireless connection is working.

Finiding a wireless card with Linux support

It is difficult to find cards that have Linux drivers

Dependant on chipset, which can change with hardware versions

Certain chipsets are unsupported, i.e. Broadcom

Various chipsets for wireless cards.

Prism54:	prism54.org

Admtek:	www.admtek.com

RealTek:	www.realtek.com

Acx1000:	www.ivor.it/wireless/acx.html

Atheros:	sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/

Linux wlan: www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz

Options for wireless configuration

Three modes of wireless configuration:

Ad-Hoc

Master

Access point

Tools for wireless configuration

Cardctl

Kwifimanager

Wireless tools: www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html

Iwlist

Iwconfig

Iwevent

Iwgetid

Iwpriv

Files used to configure wireless networks

/etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia

/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts

Allows you to store config for different wireless networks

/etc/pcmcia/network.opts

Configures network settings for the card.

/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 on Slackware

Wireless card vendors

Linksys:

www.linksys.com/search/default.asp Search for Linux

AbsoluteValue Systems:

www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan

D-Link:

support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=357

Wardriving Tools

Tools usually require specific chipset.

Kismet

http://www.kismetwireless.net/

AirTraf

http://www.elixar.com/corporate/history/airtraf-1.0/airtraf_compatibility.php

AirSnort

http://airsnort.shmoo.com/

Demonstration

Kevin Moseley

2004-02-02T22:39:47