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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

			{{Navbox Linux}}
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	If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

	To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically:		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:

	{{highlight\|lang=~~terminal~~\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=bash\|code=
	# netctl ~~enable~~ wlan0-dd-wrt~~.wifi-menu~~		#!/bin/sh
	~~ln -s '/etc/systemd/system/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi~~-~~user.target.wants/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu~~.~~service~~'		sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'
	}}		}}

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

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2018-08-12T23:35:45Z

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	== Monitoring Access Points ==		== Monitoring Access Points ==

	To monitor data on the wifi network, install aircrack-ng, then run:		To monitor data on the wifi network, install aircrack-ng, then run:
	airomon-ng start wlan0		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	airodump-ng wlan0		# airomon-ng start wlan0
			# airodump-ng wlan0
			}}

	You may get an error like:		You may get an error like:
	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"text">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	[root@alarmpi ~]# airodump-ng wlan0		[root@alarmpi ~]# airodump-ng wlan0
	ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy		ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy
Line 13:		Line 16:
	sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'		sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'
	Sysfs injection support was not found either.		Sysfs injection support was not found either.
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	Make sure that the wireless device is in the monitor mode and then try again.		Make sure that the wireless device is in the monitor mode and then try again.

	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"text">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	[root@alarmpi ~]# iwconfig wlan0		[root@alarmpi ~]# iwconfig wlan0
	wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any		wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Line 32:		Line 35:
	Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off		Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
	Power Management:off		Power Management:off
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	== Automatically Connecting ==		== Automatically Connecting ==
	Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:		Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:
	pacman -S wpa_supplicant		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			# pacman -S wpa_supplicant
			}}

	You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the <code>wifi-menu~~</code>~~ command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in <code>/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa~~</code>~~ and can be copied to <code>/etc/netctl~~</code>~~ and used as a template configuration file.		You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu}} command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa}} and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl}} and used as a template configuration file.

	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"text">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	# cat /etc/netctl/wlan0-dd-wrt		# cat /etc/netctl/wlan0-dd-wrt
	Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'		Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
Line 49:		Line 54:
	IP=dhcp		IP=dhcp
	Key=\"f0c8a9e643*************************************************af10f		Key=\"f0c8a9e643*************************************************af10f
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	Your <code>Key~~</code>~~ can be your password or the PSK key generated using <code>wpa_passphrase~~</code>~~. <code>wifi-menu~~</code>~~ will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.		Your {{code\|Key}} can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase}}. {{code\|wifi-menu}} will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.

	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang="text">		{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=
	# wpa_passphrase dd-wrt ap_password		# wpa_passphrase dd-wrt ap_password
	network={		network={
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	psk=14c5441f17e930da158a71592c3c7914315424f08d03c225d1092076093c32ee		psk=14c5441f17e930da158a71592c3c7914315424f08d03c225d1092076093c32ee
	}		}
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	You can then connect to the access point by running:		You can then connect to the access point by running:
	netctl start ~~'''~~profile-name~~'''~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			# netctl start $profile-name
	~~If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.~~		}}

	~~To make~~ the machine ~~join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:~~		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">#!/bin/sh~~

	~~sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'~~		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically:

	</~~syntaxhighlight>~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			# netctl enable wlan0-dd-wrt.wifi-menu
			ln -s '/etc/systemd/system/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service'
			}}

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

Leo: Reverted edits by Leo (talk) to last revision by 10.1.1.3

2018-08-12T23:34:35Z

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	== Monitoring Access Points ==		== Monitoring Access Points ==

	To monitor data on the wifi network, install aircrack-ng, then run:		To monitor data on the wifi network, install aircrack-ng, then run:
	~~{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=~~		airomon-ng start wlan0
	# airomon-ng start wlan0		airodump-ng wlan0
	# airodump-ng wlan0
	}}

	You may get an error like:		You may get an error like:
	~~{{highlight\|~~lang=~~terminal\|code=~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
	[root@alarmpi ~]# airodump-ng wlan0		[root@alarmpi ~]# airodump-ng wlan0
	ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy		ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy
Line 16:		Line 13:
	sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'		sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'
	Sysfs injection support was not found either.		Sysfs injection support was not found either.
	}}		</syntaxhighlight>

	Make sure that the wireless device is in the monitor mode and then try again.		Make sure that the wireless device is in the monitor mode and then try again.

	~~{{highlight\|~~lang=~~terminal\|code=~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
	[root@alarmpi ~]# iwconfig wlan0		[root@alarmpi ~]# iwconfig wlan0
	wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any		wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Line 35:		Line 32:
	Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off		Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
	Power Management:off		Power Management:off
	}}		</syntaxhighlight>

	== Automatically Connecting ==		== Automatically Connecting ==
	Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:		Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:
	~~{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=~~		pacman -S wpa_supplicant
	# pacman -S wpa_supplicant
	}}

	You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu}} command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa}} and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl}} and used as a template configuration file.		You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the <code>wifi-menu</code> command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in <code>/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa</code> and can be copied to <code>/etc/netctl</code> and used as a template configuration file.

	~~{{highlight\|~~lang=~~terminal\|code=~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
	# cat /etc/netctl/wlan0-dd-wrt		# cat /etc/netctl/wlan0-dd-wrt
	Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'		Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
Line 54:		Line 49:
	IP=dhcp		IP=dhcp
	Key=\"f0c8a9e643*************************************************af10f		Key=\"f0c8a9e643*************************************************af10f
	}}		</syntaxhighlight>

	Your {{code\|Key}} can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase}}. {{code\|wifi-menu}} will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.		Your <code>Key</code> can be your password or the PSK key generated using <code>wpa_passphrase</code>. <code>wifi-menu</code> will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.

	~~{{highlight\|~~lang=text~~\|code=~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
	# wpa_passphrase dd-wrt ap_password		# wpa_passphrase dd-wrt ap_password
	network={		network={
Line 65:		Line 60:
	psk=14c5441f17e930da158a71592c3c7914315424f08d03c225d1092076093c32ee		psk=14c5441f17e930da158a71592c3c7914315424f08d03c225d1092076093c32ee
	}		}
	}}		</syntaxhighlight>

	You can then connect to the access point by running:		You can then connect to the access point by running:
	~~{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=~~		netctl start '''profile-name'''
	# netctl start $profile-name
	}}		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

	~~If it errors out, check~~ the ~~systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting~~, ~~you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.~~		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">#!/bin/sh

	~~To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically:~~		sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'

	~~{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=~~		</syntaxhighlight>
	~~# netctl enable wlan0-dd-wrt.wifi-menu~~
	~~ln -s '~~/~~etc/systemd/system/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service'~~
	}}

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

Leo: /* Automatically Connecting */

2018-08-12T23:17:22Z

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	If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

	To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically~~, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing~~:		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically:

	{{highlight\|lang=~~bash~~\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	#~~!/bin/sh~~		# netctl enable wlan0-dd-wrt.wifi-menu
	~~sh -c 'while !~~ netctl ~~start~~ wlan0-dd-wrt ~~; do echo Wi~~-~~Fi failed to come up~~. ~~Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done~~'		ln -s '/etc/systemd/system/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/netctl@wlan0\x2ddd\x2dwrt.wifi\x2dmenu.service'
	}}		}}

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

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	== Monitoring Access Points ==		== Monitoring Access Points ==

	To monitor data on the wifi network, install aircrack-ng, then run:		To monitor data on the wifi network, install aircrack-ng, then run:
	airomon-ng start wlan0		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	airodump-ng wlan0		# airomon-ng start wlan0
			# airodump-ng wlan0
			}}

	You may get an error like:		You may get an error like:
	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"text">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	[root@alarmpi ~]# airodump-ng wlan0		[root@alarmpi ~]# airodump-ng wlan0
	ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy		ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy
Line 13:		Line 16:
	sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'		sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan0 <#>'
	Sysfs injection support was not found either.		Sysfs injection support was not found either.
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	Make sure that the wireless device is in the monitor mode and then try again.		Make sure that the wireless device is in the monitor mode and then try again.

	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"text">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	[root@alarmpi ~]# iwconfig wlan0		[root@alarmpi ~]# iwconfig wlan0
	wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any		wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Line 32:		Line 35:
	Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off		Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
	Power Management:off		Power Management:off
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	== Automatically Connecting ==		== Automatically Connecting ==
	Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:		Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:
	pacman -S wpa_supplicant		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			# pacman -S wpa_supplicant
			}}

	You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu}} command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa}} and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl}} and used as a template configuration file.		You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu}} command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa}} and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl}} and used as a template configuration file.

	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"text">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	# cat /etc/netctl/wlan0-dd-wrt		# cat /etc/netctl/wlan0-dd-wrt
	Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'		Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
Line 49:		Line 54:
	IP=dhcp		IP=dhcp
	Key=\"f0c8a9e643*************************************************af10f		Key=\"f0c8a9e643*************************************************af10f
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	Your {{code\|Key}} can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase}}. {{code\|wifi-menu}} will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.		Your {{code\|Key}} can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase}}. {{code\|wifi-menu}} will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.

	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang="text">		{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=
	# wpa_passphrase dd-wrt ap_password		# wpa_passphrase dd-wrt ap_password
	network={		network={
Line 60:		Line 65:
	psk=14c5441f17e930da158a71592c3c7914315424f08d03c225d1092076093c32ee		psk=14c5441f17e930da158a71592c3c7914315424f08d03c225d1092076093c32ee
	}		}
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	You can then connect to the access point by running:		You can then connect to the access point by running:
	netctl start ~~'''~~profile-name~~'''~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			# netctl start $profile-name
			}}

	If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

	To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">#!/bin/sh~~

			{{highlight\|lang=bash\|code=
			#!/bin/sh
	sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'		sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'
			}}
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

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	pacman -S wpa_supplicant		pacman -S wpa_supplicant

	You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu~~</code>~~ command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa~~</code>~~ and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl~~</code>~~ and used as a template configuration file.		You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu}} command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa}} and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl}} and used as a template configuration file.

	<syntaxhighlight lang="text">		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	Your {{code\|Key~~</code>~~ can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase~~</code>~~. {{code\|wifi-menu~~</code>~~ will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.		Your {{code\|Key}} can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase}}. {{code\|wifi-menu}} will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.

	<syntaxhighlight lang="text">		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
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	netctl start '''profile-name'''		netctl start '''profile-name'''

	If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe~~</code>~~. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe}}. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

	To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:

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You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the <code>wifi-menu</code> command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in <code>/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa</code> and can be copied to <code>/etc/netctl</code> and used as a template configuration file. You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code|wifi-menu</code> command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa</code> and can be copied to {{code|/etc/netctl</code> and used as a template configuration file.



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Your <code>Key</code> can be your password or the PSK key generated using <code>wpa_passphrase</code>. <code>wifi-menu</code> will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password. Your {{code|Key</code> can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code|wpa_passphrase</code>. {{code|wifi-menu</code> will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.



<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> <syntaxhighlight lang="text">
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  netctl start '''profile-name'''   netctl start '''profile-name'''



If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine. If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code|journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.



To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing: To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:



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== Automatically Connecting == == Automatically Connecting ==
Use the script in [[Systemd]] to automatically start scripts on boot time using systemd. 

Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks: Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:
  pacman -S wpa_supplicant   pacman -S wpa_supplicant
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  netctl start '''profile-name'''   netctl start '''profile-name'''



If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.   If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.



To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">#!/bin/sh



sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'

</syntaxhighlight>



== See Also == == See Also ==
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl

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	pacman -S wpa_supplicant		pacman -S wpa_supplicant

	You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the <code>wifi-menu</code> command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in <code>/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa</code> and can be copied to <code>/etc/netctl</code> and used as a template configuration file.		You will need to create a netctl profile in /etc/netctl. This can be done either manually or through the {{code\|wifi-menu</code> command. Example WPA configuration files can be viewed in {{code\|/etc/netctl/examples/wireless-wpa</code> and can be copied to {{code\|/etc/netctl</code> and used as a template configuration file.

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	Your <code>Key</code> can be your password or the PSK key generated using <code>wpa_passphrase</code>. <code>wifi-menu</code> will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.		Your {{code\|Key</code> can be your password or the PSK key generated using {{code\|wpa_passphrase</code>. {{code\|wifi-menu</code> will automatically generate and use the PSK key instead of storing the plain text copy of the password.

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	netctl start '''profile-name'''		netctl start '''profile-name'''

	If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using {{code\|journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

	To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:		To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:

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	== Automatically Connecting ==		== Automatically Connecting ==
	~~Use the script in [[Systemd]] to automatically start scripts on boot time using systemd.~~

	Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:		Install wpa_supplicant since it's required to connect to wpa networks:
	pacman -S wpa_supplicant		pacman -S wpa_supplicant
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	netctl start '''profile-name'''		netctl start '''profile-name'''

	If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.		If it errors out, check the systemd logs using <code>journalctl -xe</code>. If you're still having issues connecting, you may want to try reseating the wireless device or rebooting the machine.

			To make the machine join a wireless access point automatically, create a startup script (see [[Systemd]] for more information) containing:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">#!/bin/sh

			sh -c 'while ! netctl start wlan0-dd-wrt ; do echo Wi-Fi failed to come up. Retrying ; sleep 1 ; done'

			</syntaxhighlight>

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl		* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/netctl