Questions tagged [iwd]
iwd is a small wireless management daemon, intended to work as backend for NetworkManager or ConnMan
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I want to make a WiFi-Direct net with iwctl. Is it possible?
I've read iwd has support to WiFi-Direct (P2P-GO, P2P-Device). But I've not found any documentation about how to implement it by using its client tool iwctl. Is it possible doing that? If so, how?
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How do I set the default mode for iwd on boot
Recently I’ve been using iwd instead of networkmanager for various reasons. Every boot, iwd defaults to ap (access point) instead of station (wifi)
Is there a way to set station as the default?
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iwd 802.1X EAP-TLS + personal certificates
In iwd, I am setting up an 802.1X EAP-TLS connection, configured in /var/lib/iwd, as described in iwd.network(5). According to this answer, the certificates must also go into the /var/lib/iwd ...
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Understanding man pages: why is `iwd` not a command? (arch linux)
I am installing arch linux, and things are mostly going smoothly, including running iwctl from live USB. However:
When I installed arch and rebooted from disk, and tried to run iwctl again, it said: &...
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iwd/iwctl: how to disable AutoConnect
When I use iwctl to connect to a new network, it adds that as a known network and sets the AutoConnect property to true. I do not like this behavior. If my laptop automatically reconnects to untrusted ...
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iwd not reporting virtual devices
Using iw I've created a virtual interface called wlan1.
iw dev wlan0 interface add wlan1 type __ap
This leaves me with the following two interfaces:
~> iw dev
phy#0
Interface wlan1
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How can I tell iwd to prefer a network over another?
I use iwd as wireless deamon, and it automatically connects to available networks for which I've inserted the password in the past.
How can I instruct it to prefer a SSID over another when more than ...
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How can I enable iwd debug mode?
When I try to run any of the commands under Station Debug,
Station Debug:
debug <wlan> connect <bssid> Connect to a specific BSS
debug <wlan> roam &...
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Waiting for IWD to start
Hi guys I am new to arch just installed it on my machine have not rebooted yet, accessing it via arch-chroot /mnt. I have installed the iwd package and when running the iwctl it is showing -
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Wifi no longer working, cannot start dhcpcd@wlan0
After the last update on my archlinux install, the wifi is no longer working.
I check the packages updated and the package iwd got updated.
When I try to connect to my modem in wifi using iwctl, I get ...
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iwd periodically turns off
I use iwd for my network manager. Whenever I stop using my laptop for a long period of time and come back I notice that my connection is dead and I have to run sudo systemctl restart iwd to get it ...
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WiFi not recognized on Arch Linux - was working on Windows 10
I have a Laptop with Arch Linux.
No wifi adapter is showing up in iwd. It does not recognize it exists, although WiFi worked while on Windows 10. I also have no access to other things.
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Arch linux: DHCPD fails on start: ipv6_addaddr1: No such device
when I start my arch linux install on my thinkpad x390, I can not connect to the internet. It is because dhcdpd service failed. This is systemd log:
john@arch-thinkpad ~> sudo systemctl status ...
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iwlwifi: expected hw-decrypted unicast frame for station
I have Arch linux installed on my laptop. I experience unstable wifi connection and often disconnects from wifi.
In journal I have this log thousands times:
oct 03 12:23:00 arch-thinkpad kernel: ...
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802.1X wireless connection using iwctl
I am running Arch Linux and am using iwctl to connect to the Wi-Fi.
I have tried to connect to a network that is using 802.1X security
and iwctl comes up with the error message “Not configured”.
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