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Pio2pio: /* Wireless from command line */

2017-08-02T21:11:57Z

Wireless from command line

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 *<tt>inet dhcp</tt> - Acquire ip through dhcp protocol.
 *<tt>inet6 static</tt> - Defines a static ipv6 address.
 = Wireless from command line =

Pio2pio: /* Networking configuration file - Debian based distros */

2016-03-04T16:51:14Z

Networking configuration file - Debian based distros

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:51, 4 March 2016
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	gateway 192.168.100.1		gateway 192.168.100.1
	dns-nameservers 192.168.100.1 8.8.8.8		dns-nameservers 192.168.100.1 8.8.8.8
			dns-domain acme.com #optional
			dns-search acme.com #adds search entry to /etc/resolv.conf

	Options on ethernet interfaces:		Options on ethernet interfaces:

Pio2pio: /* Remove Network Manager */

2016-03-04T09:46:34Z

Remove Network Manager

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   sudo service networking restart  #at this point you may still have some processes calling NetworkManager DHCPclient configuration running
   sudo reboot
 = Ethernet Interfaces =

Pio2pio: /* Ethernet Interfaces wip... add D620 output ... */

2016-03-04T09:20:08Z

Ethernet Interfaces wip... add D620 output ...

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:20, 4 March 2016
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	sudo reboot		sudo reboot

	= Ethernet Interfaces ~~wip... add D620 output ...~~ =		= Ethernet Interfaces =
	;Identify Ethernet Interfaces		;Identify Ethernet Interfaces, output from Dell D620
	<tt>lshw</tt> shows here an interface with the logical name of eth0 along with bus information, driver details and all supported capabilities		<tt>lshw</tt> shows here an interface with the logical name of eth0 along with bus information, driver details and all supported capabilities
	sudo lshw -class network		sudo lshw -class network

Pio2pio: /* Networking Tools */

2016-03-02T11:52:01Z

Networking Tools

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:52, 2 March 2016
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	= Networking Tools =		= Networking Tools =
	<code>nm-tool</code> - utility to report NetworkManager state and devices, it provides information about NM, device and wireless networks.		<code>nm-tool</code> - utility to report NetworkManager state and devices, it provides information about NM, device and wireless networks.

			= Remove Network Manager =
			Tested on Ubuntu 15.10
			sudo service network-manager stop
			sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-gnome
			ps aux \| grep etwork #this shows if NM brought the network up
			sudo service networking restart #at this point you may still have some processes calling NetworkManager DHCPclient configuration running
			sudo reboot

	= Ethernet Interfaces wip... add D620 output ... =		= Ethernet Interfaces wip... add D620 output ... =

Pio2pio: /* Wireless from command line */

2015-01-27T15:03:38Z

Wireless from command line

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:03, 27 January 2015
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	Save the file and restart networking <tt>sudo service networking restart</tt>		Save the file and restart networking <tt>sudo service networking restart</tt>

			;Example of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> part for a wireless WPA-PSK configuration

			auto wlan0 auto wlan0
			iface wlan0 inet dhcp iface wlan0 inet static
			wpa-driver wext wpa-driver wext
			wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
			address 192.168.100.2
			netmask 255.255.255.0
			network 192.168.100.0
			broadcast 192.168.100.255
			gateway 192.168.100.1
			dns-nameservers 192.168.100.1 8.8.8.8

	= Networking Tools =		= Networking Tools =

Pio2pio: /* IP configuration */

2015-01-27T14:31:41Z

IP configuration

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:31, 27 January 2015
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	ip addr flush eth0		ip addr flush eth0

			= Networking configuration file - Debian based distros =
	Permanent changes to IP address are saved in <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt>		Permanent changes to IP address are saved in <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt>
	auto lo		auto lo
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	gateway 192.168.100.1		gateway 192.168.100.1
	dns-nameservers 192.168.100.1 8.8.8.8		dns-nameservers 192.168.100.1 8.8.8.8

			Options on ethernet interfaces:
			*<tt>inet static</tt> - Defines a static ip address.
			*<tt>inet manual</tt> - Does not define an ip address to a interface. Generally used by interfaces that are bridge or aggregation members, or have a vlan device configured on it.
			*<tt>inet dhcp</tt> - Acquire ip through dhcp protocol.
			*<tt>inet6 static</tt> - Defines a static ipv6 address.

	= Wireless from command line =		= Wireless from command line =

Pio2pio: /* Wireless from command line */

2015-01-27T14:26:14Z

Wireless from command line

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:26, 27 January 2015
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	sudo mkdir /etc/wpa_supplicant		sudo mkdir /etc/wpa_supplicant
	cd /etc/wpa_supplicant		cd /etc/wpa_supplicant
	sudo echo network = { > wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo '''network = {''' > wpa_supplicant.conf
	sudo echo ssid="SSID" >> wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo '''ssid="SSID"''' >> wpa_supplicant.conf
	sudo echo key_mgmt=WPA-PSK >> wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo '''key_mgmt=WPA-PSK''' >> wpa_supplicant.conf
	sudo echo psk="PRESHAREDKEY" >> wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo '''psk="PRESHAREDKEY"''' >> wpa_supplicant.conf
	sudo echo } >> wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo '''}''' >> wpa_supplicant.conf
	wpa_supplicant -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf #associate the client with the ssid described in 'wpa_supplicant.conf' file		wpa_supplicant -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf #associate the client with the ssid described in 'wpa_supplicant.conf' file
	# -D driver, -i interface, -c configuration file		# -D driver, -i interface, -c configuration file
	#use driver '''wext''' Linux wireless extensions (generic) for Dell 620/630,		#use driver '''wext''' Linux wireless extensions (generic) for Dell 620/630,
			sudo dhclient wlan0 #to obtain IP address via dhcp
	sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces #add the network permanently		sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces #add the network permanently

	Now add after "<tt>auto eth[N] ...</tt>" & "<tt>iface eth[N] ..</tt>" :		Now add after "<tt>auto eth[N] ...</tt>" & "<tt>iface eth[N] ..</tt>" :
	wpa-driver wext #driver for network card, this can be obtained by command 'wpa_supplicant --help \| grep -A 5 drivers:'		wpa-driver wext #driver for network card, this can be obtained by command 'wpa_supplicant --help \| grep -A 5 drivers:'
	wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf		wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

Pio2pio: /* Wireless from command line */

2015-01-23T12:36:13Z

Wireless from command line

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:36, 23 January 2015
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	sudo echo psk="PRESHAREDKEY" >> wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo psk="PRESHAREDKEY" >> wpa_supplicant.conf
	sudo echo } >> wpa_supplicant.conf		sudo echo } >> wpa_supplicant.conf
	cd /etc/~~network~~		wpa_supplicant -D wext -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf #associate the client with the ssid described in 'wpa_supplicant.conf' file
	sudo ~~gedit~~ interfaces		# -D driver, -i interface, -c configuration file
			#use driver '''wext''' Linux wireless extensions (generic) for Dell 620/630,
			sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces #add the network permanently

	Now add after "<tt>auto eth[N] ...</tt>" & "<tt>iface eth[N] ..</tt>" :		Now add after "<tt>auto eth[N] ...</tt>" & "<tt>iface eth[N] ..</tt>" :
			wpa-driver wext #driver for network card, this can be obtained by command 'wpa_supplicant --help \| grep -A 5 drivers:'
	wpa-driver wext # ~~or whatever~~ driver ~~your~~ network card ~~needs~~
	wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf		wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

Pio2pio: /* Links and references */

2014-03-11T13:15:24Z

Links and references

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   iface eth0 inet static
   pre-up /usr/sbin/ethtool -s eth0 speed 1000 duplex full
 = Links and references =