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Getting wlan connecting on Arch fresh install (Raspberry Pi)

Raspberry Pi: wireless connection

This document will help you to establish wireless network connection without installing any programs and then, configure wicd that manages connections automatically.


Basic connection

List all net devices:

ip link

Activate the wireless one:

ip link set wlan0 up

Start wifi-menu and use it to configure profile:

wifi-menu wlan0

Now you should be connected to your network. Check that by pinging gateway.


Configuring wicd

Install wicd from repository (it may take a while if you hadn't updated your system before):

pacman -Syu wicd

Enable wicd service and reboot system:

systemctl enable wicd && reboot

Start wicd configurator:

wicd-curses

Choose your network and press Right arrow key. Check Automatically connect to this network and type your wifi key to key field. Then press F10 key. After pressing Enter you should acquire connection.

That's all.

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