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mike@server:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 192.168.4.15

NOTE Windows has a command similar to ifconfig and ip called ipconfig.

Rather than a just a passing mention here, ipconfig shows up in all its

networking power in Chapter 19.

iwconfig

The ifconfig command is a powerful tool, but when you need to know about

(and to change) your wireless settings, you need iwconfig. Typing iwconfig

by itself gives you all the wireless details about your wireless NICs:

To change the SSID for wlan0 to AnotherSSID, you would type

mike@server:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "AnotherSSID"

Note that you don’t use iwconfig to view base IP information. That’s

ifconfig’s job.

ps

If you want to see the processes running on your system, you need the ps

command. The ps command is a very old command and is designed to

provide detailed and customizable information about the processes running

on your system. This deep history shows up even on the most basic use of ps,

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