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== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
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| + | To configure iwd, you should use <code>networking.wireless.iwd.settings</code> option. An example configuration, which enables IPv6 and automatic connection to known networks, would be similar to: | ||
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| + | { | ||
| + | networking.wireless.iwd.settings = { | ||
| + | IPv6 = { | ||
| + | Enabled = true; | ||
| + | }; | ||
| + | Settings = { | ||
| + | AutoConnect = true; | ||
| + | }; | ||
| + | }; | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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| + | For a detailed and up-to-date list of available settings, please reference the [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git/tree/src/iwd.network.rst network daemon configuration docummentation], from kernel Git repo. | ||
=== iwd as backend for NetworkManager === | === iwd as backend for NetworkManager === | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 6 April 2024
iwd (iNet wireless daemon) is a Linux-only wireless daemon aiming to decrease the time spent making connections.
Installation
iwd can be enabled with the following snippet.
networking.wireless.iwd.enable = true;
Usage
Connections can be managed using the provided iwctl tool.
Configuration
To configure iwd, you should use networking.wireless.iwd.settings option. An example configuration, which enables IPv6 and automatic connection to known networks, would be similar to:
{
networking.wireless.iwd.settings = {
IPv6 = {
Enabled = true;
};
Settings = {
AutoConnect = true;
};
};
}
For a detailed and up-to-date list of available settings, please reference the network daemon configuration docummentation, from kernel Git repo.
iwd as backend for NetworkManager
If iwd is present, it can be used as a backend for NetworkManager through the following snippet.
networking.networkmanager.wifi.backend = "iwd";
iwd as backend for Connman
Iwd could be use as a backend for Connman too.
services.connman.wifi.backend = "iwd";
Note that iwd is experimental and it does not have feature parity with the default backend, wpa_supplicant.
Troubleshooting
org.freedesktop.service failed
When connecting to a protected network it could happen that no password window appears and the following message is written in the journal:
dbus-daemon[1732]: [session uid=9001 pid=1730] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.secrets' failed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.secrets: No such file or directory
Your desktop manager may not enable some secrets management service you may need to enable one:
{
services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
}
rfkill blocks wireless device
If the wi-fi connection is blocked by rf-kill, it it is needed to unblock the the wireless device. A way to do that with Nix is by using system.activationScripts.
{
system.activationScripts = {
rfkillUnblockWlan = {
text = ''
rfkill unblock wlan
'';
deps = [];
};
};
}