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connecting to wifi at home using Command line interface
debian@beaglebone:/var/lib/cloud9$ sudo connmanctl
[sudo] password for debian:
Error getting VPN connections: The name net.connman.vpn was not provided by any .serviceconnmanctl> scan wifi
Scan completed for wifi
connmanctl> scan wifi
Scan completed for wifi
connmanctl> agent on
Agent registered
connmanctl> services
PCHOTSPOT wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
DANGER_2.4 wifi_9884e3e0bd64_44414e4745525f322e34_managed_psk
belkin.64f.guests wifi_9884e3e0bd64_62656c6b696e2e3634662e677565737473_managed_none
e4620cfc7527e7a9c64c8e149993ab1f wifi_9884e3e0bd64_6534363230636663373532376537613963363463386531343939393361623166_managed_psk
suddenlink.net-8CD2 wifi_9884e3e0bd64_73756464656e6c696e6b2e6e65742d38434432_managed_psk
connmanctl> connect wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
Agent RequestInput wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
Passphrase = [ Type=psk, Requirement=mandatory, Alternates=[ WPS ] ]
WPS = [ Type=wpspin, Requirement=alternate ]
Passphrase? davids_passphrase
Connected wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
connmanctl> disconnect wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
Disconnected wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
connmanctl> connect wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
Connected wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
connmanctl>
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TO SUMMARIZE: THESE COMMANDS ARE USED:
sudo connmanctl
scan wifi
agent on
services
connect wifi_9884e3e0bd64_5043484f5453504f54_managed_psk
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After those steps, you can ping google (you should get data transcieved).
If ping google does not work, but ping 8.8.8.8 works (data transcieved),
Then you can run:
sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
Then delte the information in this configuration file, and replace with:
nameserver 8.8.8.8
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