How to connect to wifi using just the terminal?

Question

i need to learn to do it just using the commands in the terminal. any help would really help thanks

Is this a desktop or a server? If it is a desktop, then NetworkManager will probably disallow other methods to connect. — chili555, Aug 07 '19 at 13:33
Are you using Ubuntu? Which version? Do you want to reload an existing connection, or are you attempting the initial setup? What sort of authentication does the wifi use? — waltinator, Aug 07 '19 at 13:34
@singrium Those old answers assume that the encryption is WEP. That's not likely the case today. — chili555, Aug 07 '19 at 14:02
@chili555 it is a desktop kubuntu 19.04 i want to connect to a new wireless network — Subhanshu Prasad, Aug 07 '19 at 14:49

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 07 '19 at 14:56

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I suggest that you do the following steps:

nmcli device wifi rescan
nmcli device wifi list
nmcli device wifi connect my_lil_router password 1234567890

Of course, substitute your exact details here.

answered Aug 07 '19 at 14:56

chili555

Hello! Thank you this works perfect! – Subhanshu Prasad Aug 08 '19 at 12:15
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