Re: How do I create a new wifi connection with nmcli?

[Alex Vogt <elias linexa de>]

Hi, 

one imprtant thing to do is to set the permissions to the files
in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ correctly. 

If they are not set to 600 they are ignored. I did a short HowTo here:
http://trac.linexa.de/wiki/development/BootCD-booting#Createastaticnetworkmanagerfileforeth0

Regards, 
Alex

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:39:57 -0300
Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle <leonardof gnome org> wrote:

> Em Dom, 2011-03-20 às 10:05 +0100, Ma Begaj escreveu:
> 
> > 2011/3/20 Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle <leonardof gnome org>
> > 
> >         Hello, list!
> >         
> >         I wasn't able to use nmcli to create a new wifi connection.
> >         The access point is listed by "nmcli dev wifi", but if I try
> >         to connect to it with "nmcli con up myssid" it says the
> >         connection is unknown. Indeed, it is not listed
> >         in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ . The only
> >         connection I was able to use was "Auto eth0", which was
> >         automatically created for me.
> >         
> >         Is nmcli able to create a new wifi connection? How do I make
> >         it create it?
> >         
> >         Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > 
> > you forgot "id" in your command ...
> > 
> > nmcli con up id myssid
> > 
> > but you have to use connection name from network manager and not essid
> > of your ap.
> > 
> 
> 
> Thank you. When I forgot to type on the mail, but I did use "id" on my
> system, no luck.
> 
> How to I get the connection name (or UUID) from NM if the wireless
> networks don't show up in "nmcli con list"?
> 
> Thanks for your attention,