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How to configure wifi on raspberry pi from command line
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How to configure wifi from command line

  • In the command line run sudo iwlist wlan0 scan command to list all wifi networks are in the range
  • Look this label ESSID:"<network-name>" in the result of each network
  • Edit wpa_supplicant.conf file with sudo , sudo vi /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
  • At the end of the file add next lines changing the values ssid network-name and psk password of your network
network={
    ssid="<your_network_name>"
    psk="<your_wifi_password>"
}
  • If the wifi is not connected try restart the interface run the next commands sudo ifdown wlan0 and sudo ifup wlan0
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