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NETWORKING(7)		 Miscellaneous Information Manual	   NETWORKING(7)

NAME
     networking, wifi -- quickstart guide to connecting to a network

DESCRIPTION
     In the following examples, it is assumed that we are connecting to Ethernet
     with  the	first  interface  found  by the ix(4) driver, and Wi-Fi with the
     first interface found by the iwlwifi(4) driver, though your  hardware  will
     vary.

EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Connecting to an Ethernet network with DHCP

       Ask for a DHCP lease on the first Intel 10Gb Ethernet interface:

	 # dhclient ix0

     Example 2: Connecting to a cellular network with USB tethering

       Ask for a DHCP lease on the first USB tethering interface:

	 # dhclient ue0

     Example 3: Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

       Identify your Wi-Fi hardware:

	 % sysctl net.wlan.devices

       Create the wlan0 interface with the first Intel Wi-Fi adapter:

	 # sysrc wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"

       Set that interface to ask for a DHCP lease with wpa_supplicant(8):

	 # sysrc ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP"

       Enter the details of the Wi-Fi network:

	 # cd /etc/
	 # wpa_passphrase "myssid" "mypassphrase" >> wpa_supplicant.conf

       Restart the network interface daemon:

	 # service netif restart

     Example 4: Scanning for Wi-Fi networks

	 % ifconfig wlan0 scan

     Example 5: Airplane mode

	 # service netif stop

SEE ALSO
     bsdconfig(8), dhclient(8), ifconfig(8), wpa_passphrase(8)

     The Advanced Networking chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook.

CAVEATS
     Shell  Special Characters in the SSID or passphrase will need to be escaped
     for wpa_passphrase(8), commonly using `\', see the  manual  page  for  your
     shell for more details.

     Stopping the network interface service also stops internal networking.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	 March 21, 2025 		   NETWORKING(7)

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