Detect network encryption for wireless networks and netctl scan

Gradient · 2013-05-19 19:05:27

Running iwlist scanning works and detect available networks, but I can't see where it says what is the encryption (wpa, wep, etc.) used. It only shows Encryption key:on. Maybe I am missing something?

Also, can netctl show available networks? Or do I have to run iwlist scanning?

WonderWoofy · 2013-05-19 19:14:50

wifi-menu

Gradient · 2013-05-19 19:23:33

Is wifi-menu part of netctl or netcfg?

WonderWoofy · 2013-05-19 19:29:26

It would probably be good to learn how to use your package manager. It is quite easy to see a lits of included files in the package. If that is still too much to take in, there is always pkgfile as well.

Edit: oh I forgot to mention the fact that you can look the package up on this very page (well not the forums specifically) and see a list of included files.

Last edited by WonderWoofy (2013-05-19 19:30:17)

Gradient · 2013-05-19 19:44:34

Thank you, it is part of netctl.

Meanwhile I found this on Beginners' Guide/Installation page :

Alternatively, you could just configure a network profile manually using the templates previously mentioned so that you do not have to worry about using wifi-menu at all.

which means I can avoid using wifi-menu. So my question is still open. How can I know the encryption of the network and is netctl able to detect them?

Last edited by Gradient (2013-05-19 19:45:12)

Strike0 · 2013-05-19 20:24:05

What you quote from the guide implies that you know the authentication in order to setup the profile. It is wifi-menu that helps you with it.

Gradient wrote:

Running iwlist scanning works and detect available networks, but I can't see where it says what is the encryption (wpa, wep, etc.) used. It only shows Encryption key:on. Maybe I am missing something?

Nonetheless, you should be missing something, yes:

#sudo iwlist wlp2s0 scanning |grep IEEE
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1

If it does not work, try the "iw dev wlan0 scan ".

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Detect network encryption for wireless networks and netctl scan

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