comp.os.linux.networking

> No wireless access in public places

Well, I get wireless access in public places. It just takes a bit of
effort to make the connection. Upwards of ten minutes in some cases where
quality is 10/100-ish. And waiting for dhclient3 to timeout several
times. I've actually scripted a couple of the places where I connect
often.

# McDonalds
# although they don't appear to be connected to the internet yet.

DHCP_CHANNEL=1
DHCP_RATE=11
DHCP_KEY=off
DHCP_MODE=Managed
DHCP_ESSID=Wayport_Access
wireless_interface=wlan0

iwconfig $wireless_interface essid $DHCP_ESSID
iwconfig $wireless_interface mode $DHCP_MODE
iwconfig $wireless_interface key $DHCP_KEY
iwconfig $wireless_interface channel $DHCP_CHANNEL
dhclient3 $wireless_interface -s $DHCP_ESSID

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