iwconfig file update question

[Patrick Boutilier]

On 02/01/05 02:56 PM, Terry Linhardt wrote:
> I've looked at the man for iwconfig, but could not find an answer to 
> this question:
> 
> When I use iwconfig to update wireless parameters, I'm "assuming" there 
> is a file that gets updated somewhere.

No file gets updated anywhere.

  Is this an ASCII file that can be
> directly edited? Or, is iwconfig updating a binary file somewhere on the 
> system?

Think of an iwconfig command like an iptables command. No files get 
updated. The command is just executed.

> 
> Thanks..Terry
>