I don't have an wifi interface, also is there a GUI wifi connect
program?
reddit / freebsd

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teskilatimahsusa87 · 2022-07-19 06:45

According to inxi my wifi device is recognized. But, how to connect to
wifi? I tried some terminal commands but there is no interface as
wlan0. Only re0 and lo0. How to configure wlan?

  Device-1: Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver: rtwn

This is my wifi device. My laptop is L420.

I am an advanced linux user btw.

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adidoadido · 2022-07-19 08:16

This video helped me, it's non gui.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQxReyTmtiE

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rykolepl · 2022-07-19 09:07

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/advanced-
networking/#network-wireless

Please read the handbook

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whattteva · 2022-07-19 10:54

You probably want to install GhostBSD if you want GUI stuff.

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teskilatimahsusa87 · 2022-07-19 14:25

Is this archlinux subreddit? Please dont rtfm me. I dont get it. It
shows rtwm0 but on ifconfig its not seen.

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rykolepl · 2022-07-19 14:34

You need to create wlan0 from rtwm0. How to do that is described in
the link I provided (with ath0 instead of rtwm0)

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unbasedandcringe · 2022-07-19 14:50

I think there is a gui tool called wifimgr or something like that.

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TrenItaglia · 2022-07-19 15:48

wpa supplicant

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mfjurbala · 2022-07-19 16:40

There's a tool called [networkmgr](https://www.freshports.org/net-
mgmt/networkmgr/) from GhostBSD. It usually works pretty well as long
as your wifi is supported.

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grahamperrin · 2022-07-19 17:21

> ## … is there a GUI wifi connect program?

Please see answers to this very recent post:

* [NetworkManager on FreeBSD? : freebsd](https://old.reddit.com/r/free
bsd/comments/vzuan7/networkmanager_on_freebsd/)

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grahamperrin · 2022-07-19 17:22

> wpa supplicant

Not a GUI.

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notuxic · 2022-07-19 20:25

There is [wpa_supplicant_gui](https://www.freshports.org/net/wpa_suppl
icant_gui/).

But if you don't regularily need to add new hotspots, a GUI is not
neccessary IMO

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notuxic · 2022-07-19 20:31

I you want to use FreeBSD you should get accommodated with the manuals
(handbook, manpages, ...) in the long run, since they are the primary
source of knowledge...

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grahamperrin · 2022-07-20 05:27

Thanks, I forgot about `wpa_gui`

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rodrigo975 · 2022-07-21 18:26

Short answer, we have no integrated tool to configure wifi.

First check if your wifi device is recognized by the current kernel,
in a console type the following command (no root privileges
required):% sysctl net.wlan.devices

If there is no device listed, see if a kernel module isn't required
for your device.A quick look on google says that [urtw(4)](https://www
.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=urtw&sektion=4&manpath=freebsd-release-
ports) is what you need.

Once urtwn driver loaded check 'sysctl net.wlan.devices', if a device
is listed, you are readyto configure
it.[https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/advanced-
networking/#network-wireless-quick-
start](https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/advanced-
networking/#network-wireless-quick-start)

Once service netif restarted, ifconfig will show you the device

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teskilatimahsusa87 · 2022-07-21 21:05

Ok, got it to work somehow but dunno what worked because I tried many
things lol. Isn't there at least nmtui like program like in linux? And
still networking is weird in freebsd, when I disable wifi, and connect
through cable, it will connect but no internet. Even though it works.

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grahamperrin · 2022-07-21 21:14

> `sysctl net.wlan.devices`

Thanks, I would never have thought to consult an *advanced* chapter
for *basics*. FreeBSD bug:

* [265366 – FreeBSD Handbook: advanced networking is not the place for
wireless
basics](https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=265366)

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grahamperrin · 2022-07-22 02:35

> when I disable wifi, and connect through cable, it will connect but
no internet.

Please start a new post for this. (I sometimes get the same symptom.)

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grahamperrin · 2022-07-22 02:36

>  got it to work

If you like, mark your post:

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teskilatimahsusa87 · 2022-07-22 07:49

I tried it with ventoy, it didnt boot so I gave up.