Re: which X11 app can show wifi info
On Fri 10 Jun 2022 at 08:05:12 (+0800), lou wrote:
> i want a small app that show wifi info, including connected network
> name (wpa-ssid)
>
> hopefully it doesn't depend on qt as i don't use kde ( i use twm for buster)
I would have thought that the program by which you connect would be
able to show you all the information it, by definition, knows about
the connection that it set up. For example, with iwd:
$ systemctl status iwd.service
● iwd.service - Wireless service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/iwd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-06-09 18:17:35 CDT; 3h 11min ago
Main PID: 520 (iwd)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 19018)
Memory: 1.9M
CPU: 742ms
CGroup: /system.slice/iwd.service
└─520 /usr/libexec/iwd -d
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:scan_notify() Scan notification New Scan Results(34)
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/netdev.c:netdev_link_notify() event 16 on ifindex 3
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:get_scan_callback() get_scan_callback
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:get_scan_callback() get_scan_callback
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:get_scan_callback() get_scan_callback
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:get_scan_callback() get_scan_callback
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:get_scan_callback() get_scan_callback
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/scan.c:get_scan_done() get_scan_done
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/station.c:station_roam_failed() 3
Jun 09 21:28:18 ahost iwd[520]: src/wiphy.c:wiphy_radio_work_done() Work item 224 done
$
$ iwctl station wlan0 show
Station: wlan0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Settable Property Value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scanning no
State connected
Connected network Cascade5G
ConnectedBss 33:55:77:99:bb:dd
Frequency 5765
Security WPA2-Personal
RSSI -70 dBm
AverageRSSI -70 dBm
RxMode 802.11n
RxMCS 11
TxMode 802.11n
TxMCS 12
TxBitrate 180000 Kbit/s
RxBitrate 108000 Kbit/s
$
Is that the sort of information you want?
Cheers,
David.
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