49 lines
1.7 KiB
XML
49 lines
1.7 KiB
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="sec-wireless">
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<title>Wireless Networks</title>
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<para>
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For a desktop installation using NetworkManager (e.g., GNOME), you just have
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to make sure the user is in the <code>networkmanager</code> group and you can
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skip the rest of this section on wireless networks.
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</para>
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<para>
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NixOS will start wpa_supplicant for you if you enable this setting:
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<programlisting>
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<xref linkend="opt-networking.wireless.enable"/> = true;
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</programlisting>
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NixOS lets you specify networks for wpa_supplicant declaratively:
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<programlisting>
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<xref linkend="opt-networking.wireless.networks"/> = {
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echelon = {
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psk = "abcdefgh";
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};
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"free.wifi" = {};
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}
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</programlisting>
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Be aware that keys will be written to the nix store in plaintext! When no
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networks are set, it will default to using a configuration file at
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<literal>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</literal>. You should edit this file
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yourself to define wireless networks, WPA keys and so on (see
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>wpa_supplicant.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>).
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are using WPA2 the <command>wpa_passphrase</command> tool might be
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useful to generate the <literal>wpa_supplicant.conf</literal>.
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<screen>
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# wpa_passphrase ESSID PSK > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf</screen>
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After you have edited the <literal>wpa_supplicant.conf</literal>, you need to
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restart the wpa_supplicant service.
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<screen>
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# systemctl restart wpa_supplicant.service</screen>
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</para>
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</section>
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