I am trying to setup Gentoo on my laptop and am having trouble connecting to wifi. I've never done this before, so I might be making a simple mistake.
I've been following these instructions. My /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf file is:
# not sure if all of the next 4 lines are necessary
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
update_config=1
ctrl_intrface_group=0
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="<SSID>"
#psk="<password>
psk=<password as numbers>
}
When I run wpa_supplicant, I see:
# wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp4s0 -c /etc/wpa_suplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
# wpa_cli
wpa_cli v2.10
...
Could not connect to wpa_supplicant: (nil) - re-trying
^C
# iw wlp4s0 link
Not connected.
Things I've checked:
- SSID and password are correct
- Network interface is up:
# ifconfig
wlp4s0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>...
The wifi network uses WPA, not WPA2/3, in case that makes a difference.
