iwconfig

Ad-Hoc mode and Cell (how does it work)?

hello, I am setting up a wireless Ad-Hoc network manually in linux using iwconfig and ifconfig. I have gotten everything working, and I think I understand it all except access point. The part that confused me is this: If I have essid='some_id', channel=11, Mode=Ad-Hoc and appropriate routing/ip on both laptops, why do I need to make s...

connecting to wifi network using username and pass (GNU/Linux)

Hi, I have a problem to connect to wifi network, because I dont know how to set username and password, needed by network. I usually use "iwconfig" command to connect. But I didnt find nothing in man pages how to say which pass and username will be used in authentification process. Thanks for every advice. Bey ...