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Install wpasupplicant if not already installed: | |||
sudo apt install wpasupplicant | sudo apt install wpasupplicant | ||
Find out your Wireless interface name using "iwconfig" command. | |||
If it is not installed, install it using | If it is not installed, install it using | ||
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The interface name will be like wlp3s0 or wlp3s0b1 or something similar to this. | The interface name will be like wlp3s0 or wlp3s0b1 or something similar to this. | ||
Find the interface name | |||
iwconfig | |||
Add the Wireless interface configuration to /etc/network/interfaces. | |||
For example, taking wlp3s0b1 as Wireless interface name: | For example, taking wlp3s0b1 as Wireless interface name: | ||
# wifi interface | |||
auto wlp3s0b1 | auto wlp3s0b1 | ||
iface wlp3s0b1 inet dhcp | iface wlp3s0b1 inet dhcp | ||
wpa-ssid <YOUR WIFI NETWORK NAME> | wpa-ssid <YOUR WIFI NETWORK NAME> | ||
wpa-psk <YOUR WIFI NETWORK PASSWORD> | wpa-psk <YOUR WIFI NETWORK PASSWORD> | ||
# usb tethering to phone | |||
auto wlp3s0b2 | |||
iface wlp3s0b2 inet dhcp | |||
Save /etc/network/interfaces and run | |||
sudo service networking restart | sudo service networking restart | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 3 January 2018
Install wpasupplicant if not already installed:
sudo apt install wpasupplicant
Find out your Wireless interface name using "iwconfig" command. If it is not installed, install it using
sudo apt install wireless-tools
The interface name will be like wlp3s0 or wlp3s0b1 or something similar to this.
Find the interface name
iwconfig
Add the Wireless interface configuration to /etc/network/interfaces. For example, taking wlp3s0b1 as Wireless interface name:
# wifi interface
auto wlp3s0b1
iface wlp3s0b1 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid <YOUR WIFI NETWORK NAME>
wpa-psk <YOUR WIFI NETWORK PASSWORD>
# usb tethering to phone
auto wlp3s0b2
iface wlp3s0b2 inet dhcp
Save /etc/network/interfaces and run
sudo service networking restart
For more detailed instructions, see https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUs...K_and_WPA2-PSK