netplan on ubunty 20.04 (also on a rpi4)

[R C]

On 5/10/21 12:53 AM, Oliver Grawert wrote:
> hi,
> Am Sonntag, den 09.05.2021, 17:03 -0600 schrieb R C:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I am installing Ubuntu 20.04 on a raspberry pi 4 and want to use an
>> external antenna (log range / directed  wifi). The access point it
>> must
>> connect to does not require a password.
>>
>>
>> I don't know if netplan is the best way to set it up
>>
> it surely is nowadays ...
>
>> I am using "Ubuntu server" and  want to do it on the commandline/cli,
>> is
>> there a write-up for how to do that?
> there is a writeup somewhere on https://discourse.ubuntu.com

thanks!!  I was  setting up an rpi4, and it seems it doesn't like the  
usb wifi dongle (realtek).  I am building it to hook up to another 
antenna (rt3072) which from what I read does work.



>
>> (also, the accesspoint doesn't use a password (authentication is
>> done
>> differently))
>>
> i'm not sure how to configure wlan without passphrase, but below is a
> netplan.yaml i use on all my pi's, just replace "your-ssid" and "your-
> pssword", it will connect to your WLAN and also allow to plug in a
> cable to use wired ... make sure ot get the indendation right, yaml is
> very picky about this ... put the SD in your PC, mount it and place the
> below file into /etc/netplan/ on the SD ... make sure it ends in .yaml
>
> ---- snip ----
> network:
>      ethernets:
>          eth0:
>              dhcp4: true
>              optional: true
>      version: 2
>      wifis:
>        wlan0:
>          access-points:
>            your-ssid:
>              password: your-password
>          dhcp4: true
> ---- snap ----
>
> ciao
> 	oli
>
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