enable interface
# ifconfig wlan0 up
scan
# iwlist wlan0 scanor
# iwlist wlan0 scan |egrep -i "ssid|signal|frequency|authenti"to see just ESSID , Signal Strength , Quality, Frequency and Authentication suites for each cell
Interactive configuration of wpa_supplicant with wpa_cli
# echo "ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant" >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/t.conf # echo "update_config=1" >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/t.conf # wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/t.conf
Associate/Authenticate with the "thESSID" ssid
# wpa_cli >scan > scan_results > add_network 0 > set_network 0 ssid "thESSID" OK > set_network 0 psk "thePASSWD" OK > enable network 0 OK > save_config OK > quit
and then request an IP address from the DHCP server or set one manually
# ifconfig wlan0 192.168.168.13/24
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