Whats the best way to get the current connected wifi information? Especially whether it is wpa2 or wpa3?

Currently I am using nmcli to find it out but that doesn't seem like the best way across various distros or network managers. I am also looking at wpa_supplement and d-bus but do not understand how they do it. Better if it works on windows too.

So i use linux-libre on Parabola and my wifi doesnt work and i have to use ethernet. Why dont we just reverse engineer the proprirtary driver?

For those that are not aware about:

• hw-probe a tool to probe for hardware, check operability and find drivers with the help of Linux hardware database

• nmcli is a commandline interface used to control NetworkManager and report network status in Linux

Exactly as the title says, does anyone have a full list that is being update regularly?

Sometimes wifi problems aren't related to hardware (or software) problems at all, but the neighboring routers.

This script was built for & tested on a Gnome-based desktop environment, but should work for others providing you have the dependencies

Assess channel usage of neighboring routers / access points and get a desktop alert if your active channel is not optimal (has more than 1 user on it, other than you). Troubleshoot your wifi without lifting a finger!

Additional options:

• MAC address/BSSID lookups of neighbors - Useful when troubleshooting rogue access points or evil twin attacks
• MAC address caching - No need to pull lookups from the internet when most neighboring routers are likely static
• Enterprise access point lookup - Useful when you have several access points with the same SSID; reference a list of BSSIDs and easily set custom identifiers (see 'Full Detail' screenshot)

Screenshots and source code: https://github.com/angela-d/wifi-channel-watcher