iwlist

linux

Get detailed information from a wireless interface.

Examples (8)

Display the list of access points and ad-hoc cells in range

iwlist wireless_interface scan

Display available frequencies in the device

iwlist wireless_interface frequency

List the bit-rates supported by the device

iwlist wireless_interface rate

List the WPA authentication parameters currently set

iwlist wireless_interface auth

List all the WPA encryption keys set in the device

iwlist wireless_interface wpakeys

List the encryption key sizes supported and list all the encryption keys set in the device

iwlist wireless_interface keys

List the various power management attributes and modes of the device

iwlist wireless_interface power

List generic information elements set in the device (used for WPA support)

iwlist wireless_interface genie