select ESSID from multiple choices

[Mike Klinke]

On Wednesday 22 September 2004 07:45, Trevor Smith wrote:
> In WinXP if more than one wireless network is present, I can
> select from a drop-down list which one I want to connect to or
> does anyone even know of a way to view them all and select one
> from a command line?
>
> Note, I don't want a way to select from ESSIDs that *I* already
> know exist, I want to be able to get a list of all ESSIDs that my
> wireless NIC can currently "see".
>
> --
> Trevor Smith // trevor at haligonian.com

Does "iwlist scan" meet your needs? (You'll need to be root)

Regards, Mike Klinke