{"id":1945,"date":"2017-04-29T22:47:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T03:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swildow.darktech.org\/wp\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2017-04-29T22:47:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T03:47:08","slug":"configure-wifi-on-raspberry-pi-raspbian-debian-linux-via-command-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1945","title":{"rendered":"Configure WiFi on Raspberry Pi Raspbian \/ Debian Linux via Command Line"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Configure WiFi on Raspberry Pi Raspbian \/ Debian Linux via Command Line<\/h1>\n
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By Scott Miller<\/a><\/span> <\/span>|<\/span> 2016\/01\/17<\/span><\/div>\n
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To easily scan for wireless networks and connect on a Raspberry Pi, use the command line app wpa_cli<\/a><\/b>. Check it out!<\/p>\n

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Here is how to scan for and connect to wireless networks from the command line on a Raspberry Pi!<\/p>\n

1. Run:<\/p>\n

sudo wpa_cli<\/pre>\n
This will open up an interactive mode.<\/p>\n
wpa_cli v2.3\r\nCopyright (c) 2004-2014, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors\r\n\r\nThis software may be distributed under the terms of the BSD license.\r\nSee README for more details.\r\n\r\n\r\nSelected interface 'wlan0'\r\n\r\nInteractive mode\r\n\r\n>\r\n<\/pre>\n
Next, type the following commands at the > prompt to scan for available networks:<\/p>\n
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scan<\/pre>\n
scan_results<\/pre>\n
Ex. output:<\/p>\n
> scan_results\r\nbssid \/ frequency \/ signal level \/ flags \/ ssid\r\n30:e2:c2:0b:73:23       2412    100     [WPA-PSK-CCMP+TKIP][WPA2-PSK-CCMP+TKIP][ESS]    scottlinux\r\n<\/pre>\n
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2. Add a network:<\/p>\n
add_network 0<\/pre>\n
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3. Set this network to the desired SSID you wish to connect to.<\/p>\n
set_network 0 ssid \"scottlinux\"<\/pre>\n
4. Set the passphrase for that SSID.<\/p>\n
set_network 0 psk \"averycoolpassphrase\"<\/pre>\n
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5. Enable then save the network and settings.<\/p>\n
enable network 0<\/pre>\n
save_config<\/pre>\n
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Done.<\/p>\n
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Below is an example full output:<\/p>\n
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo wpa_cli\r\nwpa_cli v2.3\r\nCopyright (c) 2004-2014, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors\r\n\r\nThis software may be distributed under the terms of the BSD license.\r\nSee README for more details.\r\n\r\n\r\nSelected interface 'wlan0'\r\n\r\nInteractive mode\r\n\r\n> scan\r\nOK\r\n<3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS \r\n<3>WPS-AP-AVAILABLE \r\n> scan_results\r\nbssid \/ frequency \/ signal level \/ flags \/ ssid\r\n30:e2:c2:0b:73:23       2412    100     [WPA-PSK-CCMP+TKIP][WPA2-PSK-CCMP+TKIP][ESS]    scottlinux\r\n46:52:3a:b2:3b:51       2457    7       [WPA2-EAP-CCMP][ESS]    TWCWiFi-Passpoint\r\na8:3c:59:7b:15:f7       2412    68      [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][WPS][ESS]\r\n> add_network\r\n0\r\n> set_network 0 ssid \"scottlinux\"\r\nOK\r\n> set_network 0 psk \"averycoolpassphrase\"\r\nOK\r\n> enable network 0\r\nOK\r\n<3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS \r\n<3>WPS-AP-AVAILABLE \r\n<3>Trying to associate with 30:e2:c2:0b:73:23 (SSID='scottlinux' freq=2412 MHz)\r\n<3>Association request to the driver failed\r\n<3>Associated with 30:e2:c2:0b:73:23\r\n<3>WPA: Key negotiation completed with 30:e2:c2:0b:73:23 [PTK=CCMP GTK=TKIP]\r\n<3>CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 30:e2:c2:0b:73:23 completed [id=0 id_str=]\r\n> save_config\r\nOK\r\n> quit\r\npi@raspberrypi ~ $<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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