
Wifi on Arch Linux
Tomas Norre •
This is a short intro on how to setup Wifi on Arch Linux.
In your cli you need to run the iwctl
root@archiso # iwctl
NetworkConfigurationEnalbed: disabled
StateDirectory: /var/lib/iwd
Version: 3.14
The prompt will now look like this.
[iwd]#
Now type the following commands
[iwd]# device list
Devices
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Name Address Powered Adapter Mode
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wlan0 04:6c:59:0d:69:7f on phy0 station
[iwd]# station wlan0 scan
[iwd]# station wlan0 get-networks
[iwd]# station wlan0 connect SSID
# type password
[iwd]# station wlan0 show
Station: wlan0
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Settable Property Value
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Scanning no
State connected
Connected network SSID
IPv4 address 192.168.10.226
ConnectedBss 26:5a:4c:14:38:47
Frequency 5240
Channel 48
Security WPA2-Personal
RSSI -73 dBm
AverageRSSI -78 dBm
RxMode 802.11ax
RxMCS 3
TxMode 802.11ax
TxMCS 3
TxBitrate 29200 Kbit/s
RxBitrate 137600 Kbit/s
You are now connected, have fun with Arch.
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