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

Stats on local net usage within domain.

> iftop -p -n

> whois domain.com

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

> dig domain.com

> ifconfig

Versatile wifi tool:

> nmcli

# Examples

You want to connect to the internet.

> 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:......

> 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.

> nmcli wlan0 wifi rescan

> nmcli device wifi list

Now to connect.

> nmcli device wifi connect [SSID] [your password] [wifi password]

Alternatively, you can use

> nmcli -ask device wifi connect [SSID]

And it'll ask for your password, so you're not typing it in in full view.