Help with "wpa_supplicant.conf"

[Kyle2595]

Hi, I was messing around with config files trying to have my Pi connect to the Wi-Fi automatically and I forgot the first rule of editing config files, make backups!!! So I want to revert the file to the default format and start over. The file I need is:

/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

If anyone wants to post the default format for this file that would help a lot. Thank you so much.

[joan]

Try

man wpa_supplicant.conf

Alternatively you could try

sudo wpa_gui

(sudo apt-get install wpagui, if not present on your system),

[Kyle2595]

Ok, I got it to work again. This whole thing started because I tried to figure out how to connect to a wireless network that has no password on it.
The configuration for the "wpa_supplicant.conf" file that I used it as follows:

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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
            ssid="YOUR NETWORK SSID"
            proto=RSN
            key_mgmt=NONE
}

The indents are tabs, not spaces F.Y.I.
Also, it is 100% functional except that the "WiFi Config" icon on the Desktop can't be used to control the wireless network configuration, I need to edit the "wpa_supplicant.conf" file if anything needs to be changed.
Moral of the story: MAKE BACKUPS!!!
Thanks to joan for responding by the way.

[Jedon]

Thank you very much, I searched all over for hours and tried everything to get wifi working with MotionPi on my open network and your solution worked great!

[KLL]

here is a good overview viewtopic.php?p=797363#p797363
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[sventek]

Hello!

well i finally registered just to say a huge thank you!!!
my pi is online