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.TH ESSIDSCAN 8 "" "" "Commands"
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essidscan \- scan for ESSID corresponding to available WLAN access points
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.I /etc/network/interfaces:
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.B mapping <interface> script essidscan
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The essidscan utility is used to tell the ifup and ifdown utilities
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about the current SSID of the WLAN currently being accessed.
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It can be used to map the SSID name to an iface stanza.
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.I /etc/network/interfaces
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script /etc/network/essidscan
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iface wlan-work inet dhcp
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wireless-key 1234-5678-9ABC-DEF0-1234-5678-9A
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wireless-keymode restricted
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iface HOME inet static
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wireless-key s:somepassword
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iface DEFAULT inet dhcp
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.I /etc/network/interfaces
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the interfaces definition file
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.I /etc/network/run/ifstate
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a record of the current state of the interfaces, managed by ifup and ifdown
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Tor Slettnes <tor@slett.net>