Add a second wifi router to connect to incase the main one is offline in Ubuntu Server

A2d3e2

3/28/24, 11:24 PM

I have installed Ubuntu Server on a Raspberry Pi 4, and would like to add a second wifi access point, as I want to carry it with me to other places with different ssids and passwords. I will provide the current network-config.

version: 2
wifis:
  renderer: networkd
  wlan0:
    dhcp4: true
    optional: true
    access-points:
      "ssid here":
        password: "longer password"

I did of course censor out the ssid and password. I would like to add a second one that I can connect to if the first on is inaccessible. How can I do this while editing files only from something like a chromebook.

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Artur Meinild

3/29/24, 6:39 AM

You simply edit your network config file and insert a new block for each additional access point:

version: 2
wifis:
  renderer: networkd
  wlan0:
    dhcp4: true
    optional: true
    access-points:
      "ssid here":
        password: "longer password"
  wlan0:
    dhcp4: true
    optional: true
    access-points:
      "new SSID":
        password: "new password"

Then run:

sudo netplan apply

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