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/etc/netctl
Example profiles are stored under /etc/netctl/examples.
Profiles can be created with wifi-menu.
Configuration without password
Description='Wifi connection without passowrd'
Interface=wlp3s0
Connection=wireless
ESSID=Hotel_XYZ
IP=dhcp
Configuration with password
Description='Wifi connection with password'
Interface=wlp3s0
Connection=wireless
Security=wpa
ESSID=theEssId
IP=dhcp
Key=…
Starting
To start the network associated with config-file in /etc/netctl:
sudo netctl start config-file
To automatically start the network associated with config-file on next bootup:
sudo netctl enable config-file
Automatically starting the NTP daemon
In order to automatically start the
NTP daemon when the network is started up, the following two lines might be added to a network profile:
ExecUpPost='/usr/bin/ntpd || true'
ExecDownPre='killall ntpd || true'