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-<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-WIRELESS"
-name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-WIRELESS">5.5 Wireless</a></h1>
-
-<p>Wireless networking is still a relatively new thing in the world of computers, yet is
-quickly catching on as more people begin to purchase laptops and want networking on the
-go, without having to fool with some old twisted pair cable. This trend doesn't appear to
-be slowing down. Unfortunately, wireless networking isn't yet as strongly supported in
-Linux as traditional wired networking.</p>
-
-<p>There are three basic steps to configuring an 802.11 wireless Ethernet card:</p>
-
-<ol type="1">
-<li>
-<p>Hardware support for the wireless card</p>
-</li>
-
-<li>
-<p>Configure the card to connect to a wireless access point</p>
-</li>
-
-<li>
-<p>Configure the network</p>
-</li>
-</ol>
-
-<div class="SECT2">
-<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN2033" name="AEN2033">5.5.1 Hardware Support</a></h2>
-
-<p>Hardware support for a wireless card is provided through the kernel, either with a
-module or built in to the kernel. Generally, most newer Ethernet cards are provided
-through kernel modules, so you'll want to determine the appropriate kernel module and
-load it through <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.d/rc.modules</tt>. <tt
-class="COMMAND">netconfig</tt> may not detect your wireless card, so you'll probably need
-to determine the card yourself. See <a
-href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/"
-target="_top">http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/</a> for more
-information on kernel drivers for various wireless cards.</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="SECT2">
-<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN2044" name="AEN2044">5.5.2 Configure the Wireless
-Settings</a></h2>
-
-<p>The vast majority of this work is done by <tt class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt>, so as
-always read the man page for <tt class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt> if you need more
-information.</p>
-
-<p>First, you'll want to configure your wireless access point. Wireless access points
-vary quite a bit in their terminology, and how to configure them, so you may need to
-adjust a bit to accommodate your hardware. In general, you'll need at least the following
-information:</p>
-
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>The domain ID, or name of the network (called the ESSID by <tt
-class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt>)</p>
-</li>
-
-<li>
-<p>The channel the WAP uses</p>
-</li>
-
-<li>
-<p>The encryption settings, including any keys used (preferably in hexadecimal)</p>
-</li>
-</ul>
-
-<div class="WARNING">
-<table class="WARNING" width="100%" border="0">
-<tr>
-<td width="25" align="CENTER" valign="TOP"><img src="./imagelib/admon/warning.png"
-hspace="5" alt="Warning" /></td>
-<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP">
-<p>A NOTE ABOUT WEP. WEP is quit flawed, but it's much better than nothing. If you wish a
-greater degree of security on your wireless network, you should investigate VPNs or
-IPSec, both of which are beyond the scope of this document. You might also configure your
-WAP not to advertise its domain ID/ ESSID. A thorough discussion of wireless policy is
-beyond the scope of this section, but a quick Google search will turn up more than you
-ever wanted to know.</p>
-</td>
-</tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-<p>Once you've gathered the above information, and assuming you've used <tt
-class="COMMAND">modprobe</tt> to load the appropriate kernel driver, you can edit <tt
-class="FILENAME">rc.wireless.conf</tt> and add your settings. The <tt
-class="FILENAME">rc.wireless.conf</tt> file is a bit untidy. The least effort is to
-modify the generic section with your ESSID and KEY, and CHANNEL if required by your card.
-(Try not setting CHANNEL, and if it works, great; if not, set the CHANNEL as
-appropriate.) If you're daring, you can modify the file so that only the necessary
-variables are set. The variable names in <tt class="FILENAME">rc.wireless.conf</tt>
-correspond to the <tt class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt> parameters, and are read by <tt
-class="FILENAME">rc.wireless</tt> and used in the appropriate <tt
-class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt> commands.</p>
-
-<p>If you have your key in hexadecimal, that's ideal, since you can be fairly confident
-that your WAP and <tt class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt> will agree on the key. If you only
-have a string, you can't be sure how your WAP will translate that into a hexadecimal key,
-so some guesswork may be needed (or get your WAP's key in hex).</p>
-
-<p>Once you've modified <tt class="FILENAME">rc.wireless.conf</tt>, run <tt
-class="FILENAME">rc.wireless</tt> as <tt class="USERNAME">root</tt>, then run <tt
-class="FILENAME">rc.inet1</tt>, again as <tt class="USERNAME">root</tt>. You can test
-your wireless networking with standard testing tools such as <tt
-class="COMMAND">ping</tt>, along with <tt class="COMMAND">iwconfig</tt>. If you have a
-wired interface you may wish to use <tt class="COMMAND">ifconfig</tt> to turn those
-interfaces off while you test your wireless networking to ensure there's no interference.
-You may also want to test your changes through a reboot.</p>
-
-<p>Now that you've seen how to edit <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.d/rc.wireless</tt> for
-you default network, let's take a closer look at iwconfig and see how it all works. This
-will teach you the quick and dirty way of setting up wifi for those times when you find
-yourself at an Internet cafe, coffee shop, or any other wifi hot spot and wish to get
-online.</p>
-
-<p>The first step is to tell your wireless NIC what network to join. Make sure you
-replace &#8220;<tt class="FILENAME">eth0</tt>&#8221; with whatever network interface your
-wireless card uses and change &#8220;<var class="REPLACEABLE">mynetwork</var>&#8221; to
-the essid you wish to use. Yes, we know you're smarter than that. Next you'll have to
-specify the encryption key (if any) used on your wireless network. Finally specify the
-channel to use (if needed).</p>
-
-<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
-<tr>
-<td>
-<pre class="SCREEN">
-<samp class="PROMPT">#</samp> <kbd class="USERINPUT">iwconfig eth0 essid "<var
-class="REPLACEABLE">mynetwork</var>"</kbd>
-<samp class="PROMPT">#</samp> <kbd class="USERINPUT">iwconfig eth0 key <var
-class="REPLACEABLE">XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</var></kbd>
-<samp class="PROMPT">#</samp> <kbd class="USERINPUT">iwconfig eth0 channel n</kbd>
-</pre>
-</td>
-</tr>
-</table>
-
-<p>That should be all on the wireless end of things.</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="SECT2">
-<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN2101" name="AEN2101">5.5.3 Configure the Network</a></h2>
-
-<p>This is done in the exact same way as wired networks. Simply refer to earlier sections
-of this chapter.</p>
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