[Tfug] Urgent: need to ID some Network Manager icons - STAT!

[Jim March]

>
>  Have you tried the iwlist command? It can report information about the
> detected wireless networks. I prefer using the command line, since I
> don't have to guess at icon meanings in NM or other programs. I'm
> running Fedora, but it should be the same for Ubuntu: "iwlist scan".
> Then you can see what the reported mode is for a network. I'd guess
> ad-hoc from the picture.
>
> Mathias

Huh...it's showing nothing at all!  And yeah, those icons are still there...

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jim at jim-blackthing:~$ iwlist scan
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

vboxnet0  Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 7C:61:93:39:1C:FD
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-21 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"PrettyFlyForAWiFi"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000002fdd2199
                    Extra: Last beacon: 26628ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0011507265747479466C79466F724157694669
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0100
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: DD09001018020000040000
                    IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

jim at jim-blackthing:~$