Friday, 14 November 2014


Connecting to an OPEN / WEP WLAN (DHCP)

Note: replace [interface] with your interface name as required (e.g. eth1, wlan0, ath0 etc.)
  1. iwconfig [interface] mode managed key [WEP key] (128 bit WEP use 26 hex characters, 64 bit WEP uses 10)
  2. iwconfig [Interface] essid “[ESSID]“ (Specify ESSID for the WLAN)
  3. dhclient [interface] (to receive an IP address, netmask, DNS server and default gateway from the Access Point)
  4. ping www.bbc.co.uk  (if you receive a reply you have access)

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