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<p>Created page with &quot;How to add persistent configuration in /etc/network/interfaces to connect to wireless access point. Just edit /etc/network/interfaces and write: auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid {ssid} wpa-psk {password} A good tool to have installed is the iw command. Run the command &#039;iw dev&#039; to show the wireless adapter information. ##### To have a non persistent configuration use the following commands. //This creates a configuration fi...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>How to add persistent configuration in /etc/network/interfaces to connect to wireless access point.<br /> <br /> Just edit /etc/network/interfaces and write:<br /> <br /> auto wlan0<br /> iface wlan0 inet dhcp <br /> wpa-ssid {ssid}<br /> wpa-psk {password}<br /> <br /> A good tool to have installed is the iw command. Run the command &#039;iw dev&#039; to show the wireless adapter information.<br /> <br /> #####<br /> <br /> To have a non persistent configuration use the following commands.<br /> <br /> //This creates a configuration file for the wifi<br /> sudo wpa_passphrase WLAN_NAME WLAN_PASSWORD &gt; /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf<br /> <br /> //Optional command to run to see drivers<br /> wpa_supplicant<br /> <br /> //Run command with config file and driver as options<br /> wpa_supplicant -i wlp3s0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wext<br /> <br /> NOTE: This is best used on a machine with network manager not installed as they will compete.<br /> This is also only for wireless access point using WPA authentication, which is most nowadays.</div>

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