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This page contains a set of bash commands that will enable a wireless interface on ubuntu 11.10.
List all network interfaces with wireless extensions
Enable wlan0 interface
Scan for available access point
Know the hex equivalent of the wifi password
Which will output:
Edit network interfaces config and add wlan0
Using DHCP
Using Static IP
Restart networking service
List all modules and look for your wireless card
To enable wireless module upon boot time, edit /etc/default/grub file to look like something below:
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How to enable wireless lan in Ubuntu 11.10
This page contains a set of bash commands that will enable a wireless interface on ubuntu 11.10.
List all network interfaces with wireless extensions
sudo iwconfig
Enable wlan0 interface
sudo ip link set wlan0 up
Scan for available access point
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
Know the hex equivalent of the wifi password
wpa_passphrase MY-WIFI xyz1234
Which will output:
network={
ssid="MY-WIFI"
#psk="xyz1234"
psk=abcdefghijkl12345678
}
Take note of the psk Edit network interfaces config and add wlan0
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
Using DHCP
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid MY-WIFI
wpa-psk abcdefghijkl12345678
Using Static IP
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
address 192.168.0.10
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
wpa-driver wext
wpa-ssid MY-WIFI
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-proto RSN
wpa-pairwise CCMP
wpa-group CCMP
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-psk abcdefghijkl12345678
Restart networking service
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
List all modules and look for your wireless card
lsmod
To enable wireless module upon boot time, edit /etc/default/grub file to look like something below:
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="insmod rt1234ef"
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