Omarchy + WeWorkWiFi -> no way to connect to network, confusing WiFi UI

[Victornovikov]

Just did a fresh install while at WeWork and immediately realized I can't connect to WeWorkWiFi.

1. Click on the Wi-Fi icon in the tray
2. At first, no networks show up (?)... re-open a couple of times. Eventually, the scan is completed, and I see WeWorkWiFi
3. Navigating to the network and clicking enter doesn't result in any response. I can't connect to WiFi and have to use my phone

-> WiFi picker/ui is "not friendly". I do not get any feedback on why I can't connect to the network
(minor: no way to open settings/network settings/ using keyboard?)

I assume it is, at least partially, an Arch issue, but it feels like a "p0" to me personally, because not being able to connect to wifi right after installation is completed is a good reminder of why I moved from Linux to macOS in the first place.

Some context:
WeWork has a weird wifi setup that is known to cause issues even on Android Devices (but on Android the UI at least allows manually entering required settings)

If someone has already solved it, I would appreciate any guidance. I tried to use iwctl but couldn't figure it out either (I am getting Not Configured after running station wlan0 connect WeWorkWiFi)

I will report back if I figure it out.

[johnapishift]

Hi there, not entirely sure if you are encountering a more advanced issue, but, I was also struggling to figure out how to use the wifi TUI, until I saw it was just using https://github.com/pythops/impala

It sounds like you figured out that you could tab through to the network you wanted to connect to, such as the following:

Where I was getting tripped up, was that instead of allowing click events or even enter, Impala requires you to use Space to Connect/Disconnect the network. Then you can enter the password.

Hope that solves your issue.

As a side note, you can find all the shortcuts using ? in the TUI. But the only other shortcut I found useful so far is s which scans for networks.

[mcphee11]

I just installed Omarchy over the weekend everything has been great came into the WeWork office and yes as they use 802.1X its a problem connecting via the default wifi offered GUI. I did notice as well I was unable to see the "New Netowrks" without going "Super + v" to make it full screen as it cropped it off but even then the lack of 802.1X support means im using the Guest Wifi right now to try to find an answer. There is already another Idea in this repo to get this add that was created after this thread: Idea

Also thanks @johnapishift the " ? " really helped me out but the "Super + V" is also something people might miss. I only reasised this as i changed the monitor " env = GDK_SCALE,1 "

[Philip9001]

Was just having this issue and can confirm it worked. Thank you!

[pachun]

TAB is not listed at the bottom as a key you can use... That was my issue. Thanks so much!

[nishantdania]

I connected to WeWorkWifi by manually configuring the network via these steps:

1. Create a new config for WeWorkWifi (assuming this is this SSID, the name of the file should be the same): sudo nvim /var/lib/iwd/WeWorkWiFi.8021x
2. The content is the following:

[Security]
EAP-Method=PEAP
EAP-Identity=your_wework_username
EAP-PEAP-Phase2-Method=MSCHAPV2
EAP-PEAP-Phase2-Identity=your_wework_username
EAP-PEAP-Phase2-Password=your_wework_password

Use the username and password from the wework app, likely your email as username and the password that the app shows.

3. Change permissions so that only root can read it: sudo chmod 600 /var/lib/iwd/WeWorkWiFi.8021x
4. Restart iwd: sudo systemctl restart iwd

After this, weworkwifi should automatically be connected.

[mcphee11]

@nishantdania this worked perfectly !!! thanks for the detailed advice

[bigburlyman496]

Im also new to omarchy I've got basically the exact same 8021x file that you do but for some reason mine keeps saying not configured when I try to connect. When I check the log there are 4 lines saying Property EAP-Method missing. Anyone know a fix?

[rtipper1]

I am having a similar issue as @bigburlyman496 Where it just says "Not Configured" however I do not see Property EAP-Method missing.

journalctl -u iwd -b does contain

iwd[9411]: station: Network configuration is disabled.

Any help would be appreciated

[robmorgan]

Thanks so much @nishantdania! As soon as I saved the file, I noticed the network was already connected. I didn't even have a chance to restart iwd. One thing to note in case other people are reading... in my case I had to unplug my ethernet cable as it routing the traffic there by default.

[rz-at-work]

I did so on Omarchy 3.2.3 - tried connecting via applet on status bar - it said that I need to run Impala as root. So I did it from terminal by sudo impala. Then - choose WeWorkWifi, pressed Enter and then scrolled through until there was EAP option. Then I filled out fields based on above example and it asked me again for username / password and I was able to connect to WiFi. After that just closed Impala and using it happily ever after 💪🏻

[jamonholmgren]

I had a similar problem, but just trying to connect to my home guest network.

The UI is definitely confusing. I didn't think to try tab -- instead, I was trying the arrow keys, JK, alt+click, etc.

[harshitjuneja]

I just installed it to play around and was about to give up on Omarchy because of this. Has to be in the UI somewhere.

[Asnan07]

When I opened Wi-Fi, after juggling with lots of keys, I found Tab to move up and down. After that, move to Wi-Fi networks, use ↑ / ↓ to select your device, then hit Space and enter your password.

[jimohuaxue]

when i press space , it doesn't work.It makes me confused. The wifi I want to use is special.For Wi-Fi security, it is set to "WPA & WPA2 Enterprise".For authentication, it is set to "Protected EAP (PEAP)".
I don't know how to handle this problem。

[Asnan07]

Please elaborate more why it's not working and try to follow the exact steps i mentioned above, i hope it helps

[jimohuaxue]

The wifi I want to use is special.For Wi-Fi security, it is set to "WPA & WPA2 Enterprise".For authentication, it is set to "Protected EAP (PEAP)".
When I connect using a space (in the command), it shows the error:
net.connman.iwd.NotConfigured: Not signed
I don't know how to handle this problem。

[Asnan07]

Bro i dont know but you can check out this discussion. Please look at this

#2076

[jimohuaxue]

thank! I will check this

[kawwnw]

i connected to internet but i cant use it...?

[saqib-7]

Same problem, it is showing connected but the icon is still showing that not connected one, and I am not able to use internet.

[medmoan]

probably the file /etc/resolv.conf
delete it and make new one inside it should be
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

[AlexandreBillereau]

Work for me, thanks !

For the explanation :

127.0.0.1 is an internal DNS (a local cache to avoid repeating requests, but sometimes it breaks — I’m not sure why).
8.8.8.8 is Google DNS directly, no cache. So every request can go straight to Google if 127.0.0.1 doesn’t respond.

nameserver 127.0.0.53

# google dns
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
options edns0 trust-ad
search .

[BroBarch]

I need to connect to a hidden network and i have no clue how to do that

[medmoan]

you can't unless you changed the network manager

[tejasbn1415]

Thanks to this thread I can control the UI but it’s not connecting to my hotspot even though the password was correct and now my hotspot network is not appearing in the new networks section.

[Philip9001]

You have to refresh the hotspot if you get the password wrong. It is a little finiky.

[medmoan]

I need many things like connecting to hidden networks or connecting via Bluetooth, so installed NetworkManager and its applet and call it in tray in Waybar config

[saqib-7]

Can you tell me how to do this, like which networkmanager is good?

[Siam3h]

How can I share my WiFi through a WiFi hotspot simultaneously? When using the TUI, I hit Control r and the mode is switched, setup a hotspot but my wifi is turned off.

[pythops]

you can not. an adapter can be set only on one mode

[pythops]

if the network type is802.1x, impala support this type since v0.5.0, just update the version and it should work

[monoguitari]

Adding on to @pythops , I was able to get the wifi working with:

1. Install impala package (either through Omarchy Menu > Install > Package or sudo install impala in terminal)
2. nvim .config/waybar/config.jsonc
3. change the on-click field in network block from omarchy-launch-wifi to alacritty -e sudo impala
4. reload config