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=== configuration ===
=== configuration ===
==== gui ====
==== gui ====
===== console =====
{{note|as of right now 17:52, April 12, 2015 (UTC) nmtui's not suitable for wifi configurations because it will not save pass phrases}}
{{console|body=###i## nmtui}}
===== gtk =====
===== gtk =====
{{note|sessions for users may need ck-launch-session in .xinitrc to use nm-applet, or have sessions launched from a display manager.}}
{{note|sessions for users may need ck-launch-session in .xinitrc to use nm-applet, or have sessions launched from a display manager.}}
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===== kde =====
===== kde =====
{{console|body=###i## emerge plasma-nm}}
{{console|body=###i## emerge plasma-nm}}
==== console ====
{{note|as of right now 17:52, April 12, 2015 (UTC) nmtui's not suitable for wifi configurations because it will not save pass phrases}}
{{console|body=###i## nmtui}}


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*  connectedap              Infra  1    54 Mbit/s  52      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2 }}
*  connectedap              Infra  1    54 Mbit/s  52      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2 }}


To set a wpa pre shared key passphrase:
{{Note|The following command will not work as long as you are in chroot environment. The reason for this is that addwifi will need dbus and rfkill to be set up. So don't forget to reboot!}}
{{console|body=###i## nmcli con modify derp1 wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk
 
###i## nmcli con modify derp1 wifi-sec.psk yourpassphrase}}
{{console|body=
# ##i##addwifi -S wpa -K 'wifipassword' mywifinetwork
}}


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Revision as of 17:28, June 6, 2015

NetworkManager

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NetworkManager is the defacto network connection system for many linux distributions. NetworkManager supports mobile phone, wireless, and wired connections. NetworkManager is intended to make configuring, and connecting easy.

installation

   Note

disable wicd, wpa_supplicant, net.ethX, & net.wlanX and dhcpcd prior to starting network manager.

root # emerge networkmanager
root # rc-update add NetworkManager
root # rc

Any users besides root will need to be added to the plugdev group:

root # gpasswd -a $USER plugdev
   Note

If you're experiencing troubles, loosing connection after a 45-second timeout with NetworkManager and dhcpcd, consider moving to dhclient (net-misc/dhcp) - NetworkManager is designed for use with dhclient and have less (~0) problems with it.

configuration

gui

gtk
   Note

sessions for users may need ck-launch-session in .xinitrc to use nm-applet, or have sessions launched from a display manager.

root # emerge nm-applet
kde
root # emerge plasma-nm

console

   Note

as of right now 17:52, April 12, 2015 (UTC) nmtui's not suitable for wifi configurations because it will not save pass phrases

root # nmtui

command line

To list visible access points:

root # nmcli dev wifi list
*  SSID                     MODE   CHAN  RATE       SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY  
   derp1                    Infra  6     54 Mbit/s  30      ▂___  WPA2      
   derp2                    Infra  7     54 Mbit/s  29      ▂___  WPA2      
   derp3                    Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  27      ▂___  WPA1 WPA2 
*  connectedap              Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  52      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2
   Note

The following command will not work as long as you are in chroot environment. The reason for this is that addwifi will need dbus and rfkill to be set up. So don't forget to reboot!

root # addwifi -S wpa -K 'wifipassword' mywifinetwork