Package:WPA Supplicant
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WPA Supplicant
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Configuration
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
- wpa_supplicant daemon config# provide control interface for wpa_cli and wpa_gui frontends ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant # allow wpa_cli and wpa_gui to update config update_config=1 network={ ssid="SSID" psk="passphrace" } network={ ssid="SSID2" key_mgmt=NONE }
Daemon
Start daemon with openrc.
root #/etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant start
You can also add it to default runlevel.
root #rc-update add wpa_supplicant default
The daemon can work independently or you can use wpa_cli and wpa_gui frontends. You can also alter configs with frontends.
wpa_cli
You can start cli frontend by running wpa_cli
.
root # $ wpa_cli
Scan Access Points
root ##i##scan OK <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS root ##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
wpa_gui
wpa_gui
is simple gui frontend. You can start it by running wpa_gui
.