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leononard

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Registered: 2022-08-11

Posts: 4

iwctl invalid network name

[SOLVED] iwctl known-networks list includes "NETGEAR47", but

station wlan0 connect "NETGEAR47" 

produces

Invalid network name 'NETGEAR47'

I conjecture this has something to do with the presence also in the known-networks list of NETGEAR.
Connection to NETGEAR47 worked via iwctl up until recently.

Documentation for /etc/iwctl/main.conf did not help (me at least).

Thanks for any help.

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Thanks to jprestwo, the router NETGEAR47 is broken and the iwctl msg did not mean what I thought.  I have usually used NETWORK47 and wrongly expected it still to be working correctly.

Last edited by leononard (2022-11-01 20:44:55)

jprestwo

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Registered: 2022-01-06

Posts: 31

Re: iwctl invalid network name

Have you tried listing the networks IWD sees? A network in known-networks doesn't mean IWD has scanned and seen the network, just means you've previously connected before.

station wlan0 get-networks

Pyntux

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-12-21

Posts: 406

Re: iwctl invalid network name

iwctl wlan0 connect "tab, tab"

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