How Do I Find My Wireless Interface Name in Linux?
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How do I find my WIFI interface name Linux?

Check that the wireless adapter was recognized

  1. Open a Terminal window, type lshw -C network and press Enter . …
  2. Look through the information that appeared and find the Wireless interface section. …
  3. If a wireless device is listed, continue on to the Device Drivers step.

How do I find my wireless interface name?

Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. In the command, replace the WLAN-INTERFACE-NAME for the actual name of the interface. You can use the netsh interface show interface command to find out the exact name.

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