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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 Eth- ernet 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 es- caped 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 14.3 March 21, 2025 NETWORKING(7)
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