Turn on interface using nmcli

Question

I would like to turn my interface on, using nmcli command. Command nmcli device connect wlp2s0 does not work for me, it gives me this error : Error: Failed to add/activate new connection: A 'wireless' setting is required if no AP path was given.

Any ideas ? Thanks.

I turned off wifi in GUI. Now I want to turn it on using bash. nmcli networking on works only if the interface was previously turned off by nmcli networking off — John Ronald, May 26 '19 at 18:16
Does this answer your question? How to disable wireless from command line — Daniel T, Mar 03 '24 at 05:59

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '19 at 18:22

according to man page

   nmcli radio {all | wifi | wwan} [ARGUMENTS...]

   Show radio switches status, or enable and disable the switches.

   wifi [on | off]
       Show or set status of Wi-Fi in NetworkManager. If no arguments are supplied, Wi-Fi
       status is printed; on enables Wi-Fi; off disables Wi-Fi.

   wwan [on | off]
       Show or set status of WWAN (mobile broadband) in NetworkManager. If no arguments are
       supplied, mobile broadband status is printed; on enables mobile broadband, off
       disables it.

   all [on | off]
       Show or set all previously mentioned radio switches at the same time.

nmcli radio wifi on

I get the same identical error as op but this doesn't solve it. The radio is already enabled — glS, Aug 06 '20 at 20:44

Turn on interface using nmcli

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