Systemd Networkd

A component of the systemd project.

Installation

The entirety of the systemd project is almost certainly already installed.

Usage

Wireless

First, identify your wireless interface using networkctl(1).

Second, create a pair of files. Write the following to /etc/systemd/network/wireless.network:

[Match]
Name=wl*

[Network]
DHCP=yes
RouteMetric=20
IPv6PrivacyExtensions=true

And write the following to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-{INTERFACE}.conf, where INTERFACE is the wireless interface identified earlier:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
update_config=1
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

Enable and start the following services: systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant@{INTERFACE}, and systemd-resolved.

With the wpa_supplicant server now running, generate the configuration for your selected !WiFi network. Try running wpa_passphrase {WIFI_ID} {WIFI_PASSWD} >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-{INTERFACE}.conf.

Finally, reboot and test your connection.

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