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2018-08-04 15:11:04 +02:00
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layout: post
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title: "FreeBSD wifi configuration"
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date: 2018-08-04
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comments: true
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categories:
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- freebsd
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- notes
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- short
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To setup mulitple wlan profiles on FreeBSD and connect to them
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automatically one can use `wpa_supplicant(8)`. To do this, add
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following entries to rc.conf(5).
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```
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ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
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```
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This tells the system to run `wpa_supplicant` and `dhcpd` on the
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interface while coming up.
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To store wifi profiles, use `wpa_supplicant.conf(8)`. For example, to
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add a totaly made up WPA endpoint, append
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```
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network={
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ssid="apOne"
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psk="pass"
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}
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```
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To add an open wifi (don't recommend this, but if you really want to)
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```
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network={
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ssid="CityLibrary"
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key_mgmt=NONE
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}
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```
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Now `wpa_supplicant` will search and connect you the next available
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AP. You can control the order by setting the `priority` key. By
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default all networks have priority 0, the higher value, the higher
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priority.
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This assumes you have setup your wireless card according to [FreeBSD
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handbook](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html).
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