extend gcom tip

[grml-tips.git] / grml_tips

diff --git a/grml_tips b/grml_tips
index 5a12dca..9972eef 100644 (file)
--- a/grml_tips
+++ b/grml_tips
@@ -1311,6 +1311,10 @@ product ID when loading the usbserial module. Usage example:
 Bus 004 Device 008: ID 1199:6813 Sierra Wireless, Inc.
 
 # modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x6813
+
+To get a list of available providers execute:
+
+# gcom -s -d /dev/ttyUSB0 /usr/share/doc/gcom/examples/operator
 -- 
 hdparm - get/set hard disk parameters
 
@@ -2651,7 +2655,8 @@ See: man grml-terminalserver + http://grml.org/terminalserver/
 -- 
 Debugging SSL communications:
 
-% openssl s_client -connect server.adress:993
+% openssl s_client -connect server.adress:993 > output_file
+% openssl x509 -noout -text -in output_file
 
 or
 
@@ -2982,3 +2987,22 @@ user@host.example.com:~#
 Notice: using 'ssh -D 8080 ..' you will get a socks5-proxy listening on
 localhost:8080 which you can use to tunnel everything through your "dns-uplink".
 -- 
+Configure a MadWifi device for adhoc mode:
+
+Disable the autocreation of athX devices:
+# echo "options ath_pci autocreate=none" > /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi
+
+Remove the autocreated device for now:
+# wlanconfig ath0 destroy
+
+Configuration in /etc/network/interfaces:
+
+iface ath0 inet static
+  madwifi-base wifi0
+  madwifi-mode adhoc
+  ...
+
+Hints:
+  - Do not use interface names without ending 0 (otherwise startup fails).
+  - Only chooss unique names for interfaces.
+--