lk/networking/wifi.md

---
title: "wifi"
tags: [ "Documentation", "Networking" ]
---
# Netstat Stuff

Stats on local net usage within domain.

```bash
iftop -p -n
```

```bash
whois domain.com
```

Info on domain, whether it's taken, et c.:

```bash
dig domain.com
```

```bash
ifconfig
```

Versatile wifi tool:

```bash
nmcli
```

# Examples

You want to connect to the internet.

```bash
sudo iwconfig
```

Get knowledge of wireless state.  The output might be: 

> wlp3s0    IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Gandalf WajFaj"

> Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 10:05:01:90:AC:1A

> Bit Rate=144.4 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm

> Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off

> Encryption key:off

>          Power Management:on

>          Link Quality=64/70  Signal level=-46 dBm

>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag

>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:363   Missed beacon

This tells you that your ESSID is 'Gandalf WajFaj', and the access point name is 10:05:......

```bash
nmcli radio
```

You get an overview of your radio devices.
You're told that eth0 deals with your ethernet and `wlan0` deals with wifi.
`wlan0` is a file which represents your wifi device.

```bash
nmcli wlan0 wifi rescan
```

```bash
nmcli device wifi list
```

Now to connect.

```bash
nmcli device wifi connect [SSID] [your password] [wifi password]
```

Alternatively, you can use

```bash
nmcli -ask device wifi connect [SSID]
```

And it'll ask for your password, so you're not typing it in in full view.
add headers to lk 2022-01-16 18:20:39 +00:00			`---`
			`title: "wifi"`
more cleanup 2022-01-26 22:35:07 +00:00			`tags: [ "Documentation", "Networking" ]`
add headers to lk 2022-01-16 18:20:39 +00:00			`---`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00			`# Netstat Stuff`

			`Stats on local net usage within domain.`
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change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`iftop -p -n`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`whois domain.com`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
cleanup 2020-01-05 12:33:53 +00:00			`Info on domain, whether it's taken, et c.:`

change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`dig domain.com`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`ifconfig`
			```
cleanup 2020-01-05 12:33:53 +00:00
			`Versatile wifi tool:`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`nmcli`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
			`# Examples`

cleanup 2020-01-05 12:33:53 +00:00			`You want to connect to the internet.`

change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`sudo iwconfig`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
			`Get knowledge of wireless state. The output might be:`

change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> wlp3s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"Gandalf WajFaj"`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 10:05:01:90:AC:1A`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Bit Rate=144.4 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Encryption key:off`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Power Management:on`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Link Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:363 Missed beacon`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
			`This tells you that your ESSID is 'Gandalf WajFaj', and the access point name is 10:05:......`

change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`nmcli radio`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
more cleanup 2022-01-26 22:35:07 +00:00			`You get an overview of your radio devices.`
			You're told that eth0 deals with your ethernet and `wlan0` deals with wifi.
			`wlan0` is a file which represents your wifi device.
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`nmcli wlan0 wifi rescan`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`nmcli device wifi list`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
more cleanup 2022-01-26 22:35:07 +00:00			`Now to connect.`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`nmcli device wifi connect [SSID] [your password] [wifi password]`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
more cleanup 2022-01-26 22:35:07 +00:00			`Alternatively, you can use`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			```bash
			`nmcli -ask device wifi connect [SSID]`
			```
cleanup 2020-01-05 12:33:53 +00:00
more cleanup 2022-01-26 22:35:07 +00:00			`And it'll ask for your password, so you're not typing it in in full view.`
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00