=========================================================================== $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.2 2016/08/17 22:00:48 maya Exp $ You should have /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf containing: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant # to allow non-root (wheel group) to change connection: #ctrl_interface_group=wheel update_config=1 and dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant running, for example by running: # wpa_supplicant -i your-wifi-device-here0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf # dhcpcd your-wifi-device-here0 ===========================================================================