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    • black3dynamiteB
      black3dynamite
      last edited by

      http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/12/connect-wireless-network-command-line/

      networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 HiddenWiFiValley password1 should work.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403 @black3dynamite
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        @black3dynamite said in OSX Cli Join hidden network:

        http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/12/connect-wireless-network-command-line/

        networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 HiddenWiFiValley password1 should work.

        Yeah that documentation is old and doesn't work. I've already read it.

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        • black3dynamiteB
          black3dynamite
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          On a Mac its en1 not en0 for WiFi.

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          • black3dynamiteB
            black3dynamite @DustinB3403
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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 password1 should 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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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @black3dynamite
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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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              • black3dynamiteB
                black3dynamite @DustinB3403
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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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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @black3dynamite
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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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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403
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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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                    • black3dynamiteB
                      black3dynamite @DustinB3403
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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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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @black3dynamite
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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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                        • black3dynamiteB
                          black3dynamite @DustinB3403
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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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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403 @black3dynamite
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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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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403
                              last edited by DustinB3403

                              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 off

                              Then on

                              networksetup -setairportpower en0 on

                              Then connect with

                              networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 SSID 'SuperSecretPassword'

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                              • DustinB3403D
                                DustinB3403
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                                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 SSID

                                That disables the autojoin functionality on OSX 10.14.6, but you would still have connected to the network from the initial answer.

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