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user3518295
user3518295

Reputation: 328

wpa_supplicant.conf configuration for NetworkManager

I have NetworkManager installed on Wrap7 board(which runs embedded Linux distro), but NetworkManager does not detect WiFi interface with a default content of wpa_supplicant.conf. Here is wpa_supplicant.conf default content:

root@imx7s-warp-mbl:~# cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
update_config=1

network={
        key_mgmt=NONE
}

If I update wpa_supplicant.conf file manually with the properties (ssid, wep_key0 ...) of the particular WiFi network, Network manager starts to detect wifi networks... But this is an unacceptable solution of course. I need to allow NetworkManager to do this function.

So the question, how should I change the default content of the wpa_supplicant.conf file in order to allow NetworkManager to manage wifi connections?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 8033

Answers (1)

user3518295
user3518295

Reputation: 328

I found the solution that worked for me. Few steps:

  1. Change /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf to contain the following content:

    ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

    ctrl_interface_group=0

    update_config=0

Block "network={...}" should be removed, and also, update_config should be set to 0.

  1. NetworkManager does not manage any interface defined in /etc/network/interfaces default (unmanaged devices means NetworkManager doesn't handle those network devices). In order to allow to NetworkManager to manage Wi-Fi interface, comment out the Wireless interfaces block in /etc/network/interfaces.

  2. Create the /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf with the following content:

    [main]

    plugins=ifupdown,keyfile

    [ifupdown]

    managed=**true**

  3. Reboot the machine

From this point, networkmanager can manage Wi-Fi connections.

Upvotes: 1

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