Wifi/Testing/en

Testing
After a reboot with the new kernel or after loading the modules, the device can be checked for availability by using following methods:
 * Using the file system
 * Using the command
 * Using the command
 * Using the command

ip command
To obtain the device name and verify that the wireless card is detected, execute the following command:

ifconfig command
The command is provided through the  package. Use to list all detected network cards, even those that are not enabled/active yet:

A network card can be activated as follows:

In this example, enabling the wireless card failed as a radio frequency kill state is set (usually to keep power consumption at bay and not connect by accident to a wireless network).

iw command
If the wireless network card driver supports the nl80211 stack, then the command as offered by the  package can show the detected wireless cards: