iwconfig

Configure and show the parameters of a wireless network interface. More information: https://manned.org/iwconfig.

• Show the parameters and statistics of all the interfaces:

iwconfig

• Show the parameters and statistics of the specified interface:

iwconfig {{interface}}

• Set the ESSID (network name) of the specified interface (e.g. eth0 or wlp2s0):

iwconfig {{interface}} {{new_network_name}}

• Set the operating mode of the specified interface:

iwconfig {{interface}} mode {{Ad-Hoc|Managed|Master|Repeater|Secondary|Monitor|Auto}}