iwconfig

Configure and show the parameters of a wireless network interface. More information: <https://manned.org/iwconfig>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/iwconfig.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install wireless-tools
Ubuntu
apt-get install wireless-tools
Alpine
apk add wireless-tools
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S wireless_tools
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install wireless-tools
Fedora
dnf install wireless-tools-1
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wireless-tools
Raspbian
apt-get install wireless-tools
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/iwconfig
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/iwconfig iwconfig powered by Commando

Configure and show the parameters of a wireless network interface. More information: <https://manned.org/iwconfig>.

  • Show the parameters and statistics of all the interfaces:
    iwconfig
  • Show the parameters and statistics of the specified interface:
    iwconfig interface
  • Set the ESSID (network name) of the specified interface (e.g. eth0 or wlp2s0):
    iwconfig interface new_network_name
  • Set the operating mode of the specified interface:
    iwconfig interface mode ad hoc|Managed|Master|Repeater|Secondary|Monitor|Auto

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