WiFi Signal Strength and Sharing

nmcli dev wifi list

Produces....

IN-USE BSSID SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY

D4:35:1D:33:44:89 WhiffyOne Infra 11 195 Mbit/s 55 ▂▄__ WPA2

* D6:35:1D:55:66:91 WhiffyToo Infra 64 540 Mbit/s 52 ▂▄__ WPA2

90:21:06:56:0E:BA SKY Infra 11 130 Mbit/s 45 ▂▄__ WPA2

90:21:06:56:0E:BD SKY Infra 36 405 Mbit/s 29 ▂___ WPA2

Note: no added WPA 3 Comment by theuthr 06/12/2025

nmcli dev wifi show

Produces.....

SSID: WhiffyOne

Security: WPA

Password: 1nvisibull

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And you scan the QR code to share/hotspot or wotever.

Posted by johndough on the Debian User Forums on 2025-10-17: https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=164041