i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 19 Apr 2014 23:01:34 +0000i3status not showing network informationhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3689/i3status-not-showing-network-information/Hi, I just installed i3 on a new laptop and I can get i3status to show the network status. Using the default configuration file, I see: `no IPv6 | 31,2 GiB | DHCP: no | VPN: no | W: down | E: down | FULL 101,56% | 0,60 | 2014-04-19 18:04:15` However, when running ifconfig, I see that my network cards are not known as wlan0 and eth0. Instead ifconfig gives me **wlp6s0** for the wifi card, and **enp5s0f2** for the ethernet card. So I modify i3status config file to have: wireless wlp6s0 { format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip" format_down = "W: down" } ethernet enp5s0f2 { # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)" format_down = "E: down" } However, when running i3status after that, no network information shows: `no IPv6 | 31,2 GiB | DHCP: no | VPN: no | | | FULL 101,56% | 0,60 | 2014-04-19 18:09:32` I also tried running i3status as root, but that did not change anything. Did I miss something in the configuration?Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:20:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3689/i3status-not-showing-network-information/Answer by Michael for <p>Hi,</p> <p>I just installed i3 on a new laptop and I can get i3status to show the network status.</p> <p>Using the default configuration file, I see:</p> <p><code>no IPv6 | 31,2 GiB | DHCP: no | VPN: no | W: down | E: down | FULL 101,56% | 0,60 | 2014-04-19 18:04:15</code></p> <p>However, when running ifconfig, I see that my network cards are not known as wlan0 and eth0. Instead ifconfig gives me <strong>wlp6s0</strong> for the wifi card, and <strong>enp5s0f2</strong> for the ethernet card. So I modify i3status config file to have:</p> <pre><code>wireless wlp6s0 { format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip" format_down = "W: down" } ethernet enp5s0f2 { # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)" format_down = "E: down" } </code></pre> <p>However, when running i3status after that, no network information shows: </p> <p><code>no IPv6 | 31,2 GiB | DHCP: no | VPN: no | | | FULL 101,56% | 0,60 | 2014-04-19 18:09:32</code></p> <p>I also tried running i3status as root, but that did not change anything. Did I miss something in the configuration?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3689/i3status-not-showing-network-information/?answer=3690#post-id-3690Yes, you missed the “order” directives which also contain the network interface name. You need to replace eth0 by enp5s0f2 there, too. Just search for all occurences in the file.Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:58:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3689/i3status-not-showing-network-information/?answer=3690#post-id-3690Comment by bobbyblues for <p>Yes, you missed the “order” directives which also contain the network interface name. You need to replace eth0 by enp5s0f2 there, too. Just search for all occurences in the file.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3689/i3status-not-showing-network-information/?comment=3691#comment-3691Arf, I feel stupid. Thanks a lot, that solved it!Sat, 19 Apr 2014 23:01:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3689/i3status-not-showing-network-information/?comment=3691#comment-3691