[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux and WiFi

[Leroy Tennison]

On 02/15/2013 12:58 AM, Rusty Haddock wrote:
> Leroy Tennison wrote:
>      >Recently installed a Cisco WiFi solution at work - several APs using the
>      >same SSID.  With Windows you have no idea which one you are using or
>      >seemingly a way to control that.  I read a post that said you could
>      >select a specific with Linux.  True?  If so, by what criteria (MAC
>      >address I hope)?  Again, if true, what package and is it pretty easy to
>
> You have an ESSID (or just SSID) and that's the string used for
> the network name.  Then there's the BSSID and that's usually the MAC
> address for AP.  The ability to specify both an ESSID and BSSID is in my
> NetworkManager windows on Fedora 14 (what I'm running on my laptop here).
>
> 'iwconfig' will tell you the MAC address or BSSID of the AP to which
> you're connected.
>
> Question is whether or not all the AP's have the same BSSID.  They could
> be the same in order to keep things seemless as you move between AP's.
>
> 	-Rusty-
Fortunately I already have a list of the BSSIDs and they are unique.  If 
Network Manager will work I don't mind because this is temporary (to 
test functionality of each AP).  You don't happen to know what files 
Network Manager writes for wireless do you?