lk/networking/wifi.md
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# 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.