Solved OSX cli Join hidden network
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Using just
networksetup -addpreferredwirelessnetworkatindex en0 SSID index SecurityTypeadds the network as well, and the with the correct type but there is no way to connect to the network.Even with
networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 HiddenWifi SuperSecretPasswordyou aren't prompted or able to supply a password in that field.Yet the man documents very clearly show a password prompt with [password] listed in all of the documentation.
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I can manually connect to this network if I go through the damn gui, but I don't want to have to do that. . .
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http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/12/connect-wireless-network-command-line/
networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 HiddenWiFiValley password1should work. -
@black3dynamite said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/12/connect-wireless-network-command-line/
networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 HiddenWiFiValley password1should work.Yeah that documentation is old and doesn't work. I've already read it.
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On a Mac its en1 not en0 for WiFi.
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@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
@black3dynamite said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/12/connect-wireless-network-command-line/
networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 HiddenWiFiValley password1should work.Yeah that documentation is old and doesn't work. I've already read it.
Although its old, its still valid.
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@black3dynamite said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
On a Mac its en1 not en0 for WiFi.
en0 based on me looking at the hardware report for my macs.
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@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
@black3dynamite said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
On a Mac its en1 not en0 for WiFi.
en0 based on me looking at the hardware report for my macs.
Oh, so Macs you have are the ones without a Ethernet port?
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@black3dynamite said in OSX cli Join hidden network:
@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
@black3dynamite said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
On a Mac its en1 not en0 for WiFi.
en0 based on me looking at the hardware report for my macs.
Oh, so Macs you have are the ones without a Ethernet port?
Correct, WiFi only.
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Which is why I said, it adds the connection, but it fails to connect. I can go into the GUI and connect, but that defeats the point.
I want to add the connection, and connect automatically without having to fuss around with the damn gui.
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@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
Which is why I said, it adds the connection, but it fails to connect. I can go into the GUI and connect, but that defeats the point.
I want to add the connection, and connect automatically without having to fuss around with the damn gui.
So in the GUI, is auto-join enabled after you add the network?
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@black3dynamite said in OSX cli Join hidden network:
@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
Which is why I said, it adds the connection, but it fails to connect. I can go into the GUI and connect, but that defeats the point.
I want to add the connection, and connect automatically without having to fuss around with the damn gui.
So in the GUI, is auto-join enabled after you add the network?
Yes, but it doesn't connect. Maybe with a reboot. But that would kind of defeat the point I'm hoping for.
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@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
@black3dynamite said in OSX cli Join hidden network:
@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
Which is why I said, it adds the connection, but it fails to connect. I can go into the GUI and connect, but that defeats the point.
I want to add the connection, and connect automatically without having to fuss around with the damn gui.
So in the GUI, is auto-join enabled after you add the network?
Yes, but it doesn't connect. Maybe with a reboot. But that would kind of defeat the point I'm hoping for.
Restart the network service instead of rebooting
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@black3dynamite said in OSX cli Join hidden network:
@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
@black3dynamite said in OSX cli Join hidden network:
@DustinB3403 said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:
Which is why I said, it adds the connection, but it fails to connect. I can go into the GUI and connect, but that defeats the point.
I want to add the connection, and connect automatically without having to fuss around with the damn gui.
So in the GUI, is auto-join enabled after you add the network?
Yes, but it doesn't connect. Maybe with a reboot. But that would kind of defeat the point I'm hoping for.
Restart the network service instead of rebooting
Wooh, now that is an idea.
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So this documentation is just dated or something. So this is what works.
networksetup -addpreferredwirelessnetworkatindex en0 SSID index SecurityType 'SuperSecretPassword'Turn the interface off next
networksetup -setairportpower en0 offThen on
networksetup -setairportpower en0 onThen connect with
networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 SSID 'SuperSecretPassword' -
As an additional option, if you don't want your workstation to automatically connect to this network (on startup, while roaming etc) use this
networksetup -removedpreferredwirelessnetwork Interface SSIDThat disables the autojoin functionality on OSX 10.14.6, but you would still have connected to the network from the initial answer.
