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# Wi-Fi link status

You can use different tools to get information about the status of the Wi-Fi interfaces:

- nmcli
- iw
- wpa_cli

## nmcli

To get the status of all devices managed by NetworkManager, use the nmcli tool:

    ~# nmcli dev status
    DEVICE  TYPE      STATE        CONNECTION
    eth1    ethernet  connected    eth1
    wlan0   wifi      connected    wlan0
    eth0    ethernet  unavailable  --
    can0    can       unmanaged    --
    lo      loopback  unmanaged    --
    sit0    sit       unmanaged    --
    wlan1   wifi      unmanaged    --

## iw

To get the status with the iw tool:

    ~# iw dev wlan0 link
    Connected to 84:b5:17:40:a7:c0 (on wlan0)
            SSID: Cisco_2600_WPA2_AES
            freq: 5180
            RX: 14188 bytes (110 packets)
            signal: -11 dBm
            tx bitrate: 72.2 MBit/s MCS 7 short GI

## wpa_cli

To get the status with the wpa_cli tool:

    ~# wpa_cli -iwlan0 status
    bssid=84:b5:17:40:a7:c0
    freq=5180
    ssid=Cisco_2600_WPA2_AES
    id=0
    mode=station
    pairwise_cipher=CCMP
    group_cipher=CCMP
    key_mgmt=WPA2-PSK
    wpa_state=COMPLETED
    ip_address=192.168.43.30
    p2p_device_address=00:40:9d:98:a6:84
    address=00:40:9d:98:a6:84
    uuid=883ffae7-742b-59c4-9422-ab29a4b2ab6a

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Wi-Fi link status updated on 22 January 2018 02:43:37 PM