How to Know your wireless card’s Interface Name
- October 23, 2008
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- Posted by Gee
1) Open Terminal
2) input command lshw -C network
OTHER RELATED COMMANDS:
ifconfig – lists IP address (similar to ipconfig in Windows)
iwlist scan – shows wireless networks that are available in the area along with basic encryption information
lshw -C network – Shows interface and driver associated with each networking device
lspci -nn – Shows hardware connected to the pci bus
lsusb – Shows USB connected hardware
lshw -C usb – Additional info on USB related hardware (good for USB dongles)
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