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|Summary=wpa_supplicant is a cross-platform supplicant with support for open, WEP, WPA and WPA2. It handles scanning, connection and automatic reconnect to access points. wpa_supplicant has <code>wpa_cli</code> and <code>wpa_gui</code> frontends and <code>wpa_supplicant</code> daemon.
|Summary=Utility for examining and tuning ethernet-based network interfaces
|CatPkg=net-wireless/wpa_supplicant
|CatPkg=sys-apps/ethtool
|Maintainer=
|Homepage=http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
|Homepage=http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/
}}
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'''ethtool''' is used to query, or control network drivers, and network hardware settings.  This is a sufficient replacement for net-tool's mii-tool


== Configuration ==
<console>##g##funtoo@funtoo ~ $ ##b##ethtool eth0
You can configure <code>wpa_supplicant</code> daemon by editing <code>/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf</code>.
Settings for eth0:
{{file|name=/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf|lang=|desc=wpa_supplicant daemon config|body=
Supported ports: [ MII ]
# provide control interface for wpa_cli and wpa_gui frontends
Supported link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant
                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                        1000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: No
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                        1000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: No
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: Unknown!
Duplex: Unknown! (255)
Port: MII
PHYAD: 3
Transceiver: external
Auto-negotiation: on
Cannot get wake-on-lan settings: Operation not permitted
Link detected: no</console>


# allow wpa_cli and wpa_gui to update config
== External Resources ==
update_config=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethtool
 
network={
ssid="SSID"
psk="passphrace"
}
 
network={
ssid="SSID2"
key_mgmt=NONE
}
}}
 
== Daemon ==
Start daemon with [[openrc]].
<console>
###i## /etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant start
</console>
You can also add it to default runlevel.
<console>
###i## rc-update add wpa_supplicant default
</console>
 
The daemon can work independently or you can use wpa_cli and wpa_gui frontends. You can also alter configs with frontends.
 
== Wpa_cli CLI Frontend ==
You can start cli frontend by running <code>wpa_cli</code>.
<console>
###i## wpa_cli
</console>
 
=== Scan Access Points ===
<console>
>##i## scan
OK
<3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED
<3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
>##i## scan_results
bssid / frequency / signal level / flags / ssid
50:32:75:ee:b6:fb      2462    -41    [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS]    AndroidAP
00:3a:98:99:12:f3      2412    -71    [WPA2-EAP-CCMP][ESS]    wEKSOTE
00:3a:98:99:12:f0      2412    -71    [WPA2-EAP-CCMP][ESS]    wULAPPA
00:23:33:a2:7d:14      2462    -85    [WPA2-EAP-CCMP][ESS]    SaitaBYOD
00:3a:98:99:12:f1      2412    -70    [ESS]  saitaOpen
</console>
 
=== Connect to Access Point ===
<console>
>##i## add_network
0
>##i## set_network 0 ssid "SSID"
>##i## set_network 0 psk "passphrase"
>##i## enable_network 0
<2>CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:00:00:00:00:00 completed (reauth) [id=0 id_str=]
</console>
 
=== Save config ===
<console>
>##i## save_config
OK
</console>
 
== Wpa_gui GUI Frontend ==
<code>wpa_gui</code> is simple gui frontend. You can start it by running <code>wpa_gui</code>.
<console>
###i## wpa_gui
</console>
 
== Autoconfigure IP with dhcpcd ==
You can use [[Package:dhcpcd]] to autoconfigure ip address.
<console>
###i## emerge -av dhcpcd
###i## /etc/init.d/dhcpcd start
</console>


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ethtool is used to query, or control network drivers, and network hardware settings. This is a sufficient replacement for net-tool's mii-tool 

root ##g##funtoo@funtoo ~ $ ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
	Supported ports: [ MII ]
	Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
	                        1000baseT/Full 
	Supported pause frame use: No
	Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
	Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
	                        1000baseT/Full 
	Advertised pause frame use: No
	Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
	Speed: Unknown!
	Duplex: Unknown! (255)
	Port: MII
	PHYAD: 3
	Transceiver: external
	Auto-negotiation: on
Cannot get wake-on-lan settings: Operation not permitted
	Link detected: no

External Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethtool


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