Linux - Wireless networking
if your card is natively supported type ;
iwconfig
iwlist scanning – should also show you the wireless networks that are in range (will work if driver is loaded)
you should see wlan0 if all is good; (grab your wireless details)
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed (should already be in this mode)
there are some cool options here like “secondary” mode which the node acts as a backup master/repeater. “Repeater” - the node forwards packets between other wire-less nodes