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title: How to connect to internet in console mode or recovery mode
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2020-12-23 12:41:18 +00:00
date: 2020-12-21T23:52:51.436Z
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dateCreated: 2020-07-07T08:04:15.837Z
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# How to connect to internet in console mode or recovery mode
> Note: This how-to assumes that user has a system where internet was working properly until something went wrong.
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Sometimes you may need to boot in to console mode or recovery mode instead of Plasma desktop in order to do maintenance or repair.
![boot-advanced.jpg](/images/boot-advanced.jpg)
![boot-console-mode.jpg](/images/boot-console-mode.jpg)
![boot-recovery-mode.jpg](/images/boot-recovery-mode.jpg)
You may find that wifi does not work in these modes.
## Wifi
To connect to wifi from command line you use the `nmcli` command. Example:
To determine what device to connect run this command:
```
$ nmcli dev status
```
This will list any available network devices. In this example we know that we are wifi but not wifi-p2p and the command lists wifi device as wlp4s0, so to connect:
```
$ nmcli --ask dev con wlp4s0
```
This should ask for your wifi password and then connect your wifi.
Now you can do any maintenance or repairs that require internet access.
## Ethernet connection
If you are using ethernet connection, to connect is basically the same:
```
$ nmcli dev status
```
If your ethernet device is listed as an example as elp4s0:
```
$ nmcli dev con elp4s0
```
The `--ask` option is not normally needed, as your system already has permission for this.
Wifi permissions are normally separate and unique from system permissions.
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