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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a type of wireless network protocol that is used for local area networks. On Linux-based systems there are different programs that handle the Wi-Fi connection.
- WPA Supplicant is used for WPA2 and WPA3 connections among others.
- NetworkManager is used for various network connections.
Usage
Tipps for usage can be found under the corresponding entries.
Troubleshooting
Tipps for troubleshooting can be found under the corresponding entries, but the ones that use multiple programs to fix are listed here.
Restart WPA Supplicant and Reenable the Wi-Fi device
A simple fix for many problems is a restart of WPA Supplicant aswell as reenabling the Wi-Fi device using NetworkManager. This can be done by first restarting WPA Supplicant as explained in the corresponding section and then reenabling the Wi-Fi device as explained in the section of NetworkManagers entry.