WPA Supplicant
sillyfrog | Example SSID for this document |
mypassword123 | Example passphrase for this document |
wlan0 | Example interface for this document |
You can generate a config file like this:
wpa_passphrase sillyfrog mypassword123 > /etc/wpa_supplicant/example.conf
You can setup a config file by hand like this:
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.confctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel update_config=1 ap_scan=1 country=US network={ ssid="sillyfrog" psk=59e0d07fa4c7741797a4e394f38a5c321e3bed51d54ad5fcbd3f84bc7415d73d }
Start it up:
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
You can use a clear text password instead of a key like this:
psk="mypassword123"
No password
If you prefer not to use a password you can do so like this:
network={
ssid="MYSSID"
key_mgmt=NONE
}