Connect to my hidden wifi which I know the password and the ssid name

Question

I'm using kali linux and I want to connect to my hidden wifi

so I know my SSID name and the password, how can I connect to this wifi?

Answer 1

Create a wpa_supplicant configuration file with the following content:

#nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf

update_config=1
ap_scan=1
network={
       ssid="YOUR-HIDDEN-SSID"
       scan_ssid=1
       #psk="YOURPASSWORD"
       psk=..........................
}

Then connect:

wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf -B

Replace wlan0 with your wifi interface.

Step by step:

to create the wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf file:

touch /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf 
wpa_passphrase "YOUR-HIDDEN-SSID" YOUR-PASSWORD > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf 

Then edit your wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf by adding the missing parametre as described bellow.

A sample script to connect:

#!/bin/bash
killall wpa_supplicant
echo "starting wpa_supplicant"
wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-Hidden.conf -B
echo "getting IP through dhcp"
dhclient wlan0
echo "ping test for 5 seconds"
ping -w 5  8.8.8.8

If you have Network-Manager installed the killall wpa_supplicant will kill the runing wpa_supplicantservice.

To get what is the SSID you are currently connect to , run the following:

iwgetid

sample output:

wlan0    ESSID:"YOUR-HIDDEN-SSID"

Answer 2

I am going to assume you are using the default kali desktop environment, gnome:

1. Open the system menu from the right side of the top bar.
2. Select Wi-Fi Not Connected. The Wi-Fi section of the menu will expand.
3. Click Wi-Fi Settings.
4. Click the Connect to Hidden Network… button.
5. In the window that appears, select a previously-connected hidden network using the Connection drop-down list, or New for a new one.
6. For a new connection, type the network name and choose the type of wireless security from the Wi-Fi security drop-down list.
7. Enter the password or other security details.
8. Click Connect.