How to connect WiFi to a specific AP?

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:52:27 +0200 bo.berglund at gmail.com, "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> Is it possible to configure a Linux machine to connect by WiFi to a specific
> Access point when there are several using the same SSID/Password?

If they are all using the same SSID/Password, then presumably they are managed 
access points (there is some server process out there managing them, either an 
on a local management system or on a one of the APs).  

I don't think there is any way of controlling this.  If they are managed, the 
management system might be able to control access.

Presumably, all of the same named AP are on the same network and are using a 
shared DHCP server (or shared DHCP client DB), so why should it matter which 
AP you connect to?  The presumption with this sort of set up is load sharing 
and expanding signal coverage over a larger area with WiFi clients connecting 
to a "local" AP (eg the one with the best signal strength).  Why would you 
want to do something different?


> 
> If so how can it be accomplished on the command line (I only have ssh access to
> my Linux boxes).
> 
> 

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