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+# This module configures wireless networking using WPA.
+
+{...}:
+
+{
+ # Enables wireless support via wpa_supplicant.
+ networking.wireless.enable = true;
+
+ # wpa_supplicant needs a configuration file. That file contains plaintext
+ # passwords and should NOT be added to the configuration. Instead, let's
+ # store it persistently.
+ #
+ # I created that file with the following commands:
+ # mkdir -p /persist/etc/
+ # echo '# Allow frontend (e.g. wpa_cli) to be used by all users in 'wheel' group.
+ # ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel' >/persist/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
+ # And then I added the network={} blocks for the networks I know.
+ environment.etc."wpa_supplicant.conf".source = "/persist/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf";
+}