Connecting to wlan in the Terminal?

[Azrial]

Hi guys i wanted to ask you how i could connect with a wlan (wep encrypted) network without starting the xserver on startup. (i sometimes only want to turn the pc on and chat a few minutes (with finch)
im sure a howto was postet already but i dont find it. sry for bothering you
mfg Azrial

[thunderwing]

Replace variables as needed

ifconfig $WLANINT up
iwconfig $WLANINT essid $ESSID key $KEY 
iwconfig $WLANINT #check if you're connected

then you can just dhclient the interface to get an address

p.s. if the key is in ascii form, you have to use s:$KEY

[Azrial]

$WLANINT is the interface? such as wlan0? sry for asking but im still new to linux

[s0sick]

$WLANINT is the interface? such as wlan0? sry for asking but im still new to linux

have you tried:

man ifconfig
man iwconfig
man route
man resolv.conf
man wpa_supplicant
man wpa_supplicant.conf

[thunderwing]

$WLANINT is the interface? such as wlan0? sry for asking but im still new to linux

Stood for Wireless Lan Interface, so yes, wlan0 works.

[Archangel-Amael]

$WLANINT is the interface? such as wlan0? sry for asking but im still new to linux

What are you expecting to achieve then ? Just curious.

[Azrial]

What are you expecting to achieve then ? Just curious.

learning things by asking stuff propably useless works just fine for me. Bt4 already tought me what "startx" means and how to start the networkmanager. Also i said i wanted to use it for a fast chat (i ever get curious and confused if are 5 open blinking windows (typical adhs case^^ ) so text mode helps me there)


and... damned what a silly question...you dont know how to make ":" (double points) with a german keyboard and english keyboard settings or??? man that makes me curious. i was able to get out all other things... (need the ":" for "s:" because i have wep encryption)

[Dionysus]

iwconfig WIRELESSDEVICE essid WIRELESSESSID key HEXDUMPOFKEY
i.e.
iwconfig ath0 essid belkin key 5afb5afb5afb5afb5afb
Alternatively, if you have a plaintext key you must preface it with s:
iwconfig ath0 essid belkin key s:somepass

Then you can attempt to connect via dhcp (which I imagine, given your ignorance of other topics is what NetworkManager is doing).

dhclient ath0

Now, enter all those commands s0sick told you to into a terminal and spend 30 minutes reading and a little less time expecting to be spoon fed everything. Most things are more than adequately documented.

[Archangel-Amael]

learning things by asking stuff propably useless works just fine for me. Bt4 already tought me what "startx" means and how to start the networkmanager. Also i said i wanted to use it for a fast chat (i ever get curious and confused if are 5 open blinking windows (typical adhs case^^ ) so text mode helps me there)


and... damned what a silly question...you dont know how to make ":" (double points) with a german keyboard and english keyboard settings or??? man that makes me curious. i was able to get out all other things... (need the ":" for "s:" because i have wep encryption)

If you just want to chat then why not use a better suited O/S for chatting such as a german favorite SUse Linux. As for your keyboard layout I would suggest another trip to the google store and look up xorg.conf and or keyboard layout.
This information will help you immensely. BTW I understand that English is not your first language but you might wanna try to make it a bit more presentable, it helps use to decipher what it is your are writing.

If you need more help let us know.