Conectando em uma rede Wireless

Entre como root no terminal e veja qual é a interface de rede wireless.

# iwconfig

O meu seria o eth2.

eth2 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Managementmode:All packets received
Link Quality=5/5 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=-85 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

Faça a procura de uma rede sem fio:

# iwlist eth2 scan

Ex:
eth2 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:02:6F:45:D4:E6
ESSID:"WIRELESS"
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
Quality:1/5 Signal level:-83 dBm Noise level:-90 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s

Conectar na rede WIRELESS.

#iwconfig eth2 essid "WIRELESS"