From 20281b3c52482bef3b00cf6947c64b1b942b9249 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Nipper Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 02:21:38 -0700 Subject: Add some extra documentation --- doc/wpa_supplicant.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/wpa_supplicant.md (limited to 'doc/wpa_supplicant.md') diff --git a/doc/wpa_supplicant.md b/doc/wpa_supplicant.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ba36f0d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/wpa_supplicant.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Enabling Wireless in NixOS Installer + +Assuming you have a wireless interface directly supported by the +installer's kernel (and if not, have you tried the unstable +installer ISO yet?), you will need some extra commands beyond the +admittedly brief notes about wpa_supplicant in the installer's +shell and the man page for wpa_cli itself. + +As the brief note does say, you can get started with: + +``` +sudo systemctl start wpa_supplicant` +wpa_cli +``` + +Once inside the CLI, you then need the following: + +``` +scan +scan_results +add_network 0 +set_network 0 ssid "Some SSID" +set_network 0 psk "some password" +enable_network 0 +save_config +quit +``` + +`dhcpcd` should run automatically. -- cgit v1.2.3