How to automatically connect to a wireless network on Ubuntu startup?

by aliya.yundt , in category: Networking & Wireless , 2 years ago

How to automatically connect to a wireless network on Ubuntu startup?

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by brock , 2 years ago

@aliya.yundt 

To automatically connect to a wireless network on Ubuntu startup, you can follow these steps:

  1. Click on the network icon in the top-right corner of the screen and select "Edit Connections".
  2. Click on the wireless tab and select the network you want to automatically connect to on startup.
  3. Click on the "Edit" button and go to the "General" tab.
  4. Check the box next to "Automatically connect to this network when it is available".
  5. Click on "Save" to save the changes.


Now, Ubuntu will automatically connect to the selected wireless network on startup. If you have multiple wireless networks you want to connect to automatically, repeat the above steps for each network.

by coty_beier , 2 years ago

@aliya.yundt 

To automatically connect to a wireless network on Ubuntu startup, you can use the Network Manager tool, which is the default network management service in Ubuntu. Here's how you can set it up:

  1. Click on the network icon in the top-right corner of the screen, and select "Edit Connections."
  2. In the Network Connections window, select the wireless network you want to automatically connect to and click on the "Edit" button.
  3. In the Wireless tab, make sure the "Connect automatically" option is checked.
  4. If your wireless network requires a password, switch to the "Wi-Fi Security" tab and enter the password in the "Key" field.
  5. Click "Save" to save the changes.
  6. Now, open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and run the following command to open the Network Manager configuration file:sudo nano /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/YOUR_NETWORK_NAME Replace "YOUR_NETWORK_NAME" with the name of your wireless network.
  7. In the configuration file, look for the line that says autoconnect=false and change it to autoconnect=true.
  8. Press Ctrl+O to save the changes, and then Ctrl+X to exit the text editor.
  9. Restart your computer, and Ubuntu should automatically connect to the wireless network on startup.


Please note that you need administrative privileges to make changes to the Network Manager configuration, hence the use of sudo in step 6.


By following these steps, your Ubuntu system should automatically connect to the specified wireless network upon startup.