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Cygwin + Wi‑Fi management

colas31 Posted messages 143 Status Member -  
colas31 Posted messages 143 Status Member -
Hello,

I am using Cygwin to run shell scripts but I can't get certain commands to work, such as ipconfig, iwconfig, iwgetid, basically any that relate to wifi management.

Could someone tell me how to fix this problem.
There is no wifi-management package named during the Cygwin install. Thanks for your help.

I found a package iw, but it is impossible to install.

Thank you for your help
Configuration: Asus A7Sv - Windows XP, Internet Explorer 8.0

6 answers

  1. Anonymous user
     
    Hello, in my opinion you should not expect to be able to use commands that are purely available under Unix with Cygwin.

    Cygwin is not meant to provide a complete Unix environment with all Unix administration functions, such as security, etc. Its primary purpose is to help port programs to Windows with a development environment similar to: make, gcc...

    In short, to use certain things, it is better to install a Unix-like system directly.
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  2. colas31 Posted messages 143 Status Member 21
     
    Oh yes, I suspect as much, but in this case it’s just to use iwgetid... I want to know the name of the SSID I’m connected to on wifi. Is there another command of the same kind or one on Windows.
    All this to run connection scripts depending on the Wi‑Fi networks.
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  3. Anonymous user
     
    Ben Windows te sort une liste de réseaux Wifi avec leur nom, puissance etc. Avec mon ordinateur, j'ai eu le logiciel "Odyssey" qui est plutôt sympa et permet de tout savoir. Mais ce logiciel, on le trouve nulle part! Ca doit être spécifique à la carte WIFI que j'ai... Sinon il y a aussi NetStumbler qui permet de savoir plein de choses, y compris si il y a des réseaux cachés etc. Ca fait un moment que je l'ai plus utilisé.
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  4. colas31 Posted messages 143 Status Member 21
     
    Yes, but I need to retrieve this SSID name from the command line to save it in a variable, so that everything can be automated.
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  7. colas31 Posted messages 143 Status Member 21
     
    Okay, thanks for the info. I’ll check it out when I have a bit more time, after my exams, right? ;)
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