# Wireless networking with RancherOS

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/wireless-networking-with-rancheros/1782>\
**Category:** RancherOS\
**Created:** [February 19, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wireless-networking-with-rancheros/1782 "2016-02-19T16:56:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bakchoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/bakchoy/32/915_2.png) [@bakchoy](https://forums.suse.com/u/bakchoy)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wireless-networking-with-rancheros/1782/1 "2016-02-19T16:56:19Z")

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Hullo,

I have an old laptop that I would like to use to run some Docker containers. I can have a wired network connection to do the install and configuration if necessary, but once I get it up and running I would like it to use wireless instead. Is this possible with RancherOS? How would one go about setting up wireless networking?

I realize this may be a rather abnormal scenario and would like to know if it is supported or not before I go too far down the RancherOS trail . . .

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**Author:** ![vincent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/vincent/32/7156_2.png) [@vincent](https://forums.suse.com/u/vincent)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wireless-networking-with-rancheros/1782/2 "2016-02-19T18:33:30Z")

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@ibuildthecloud runs RancherOS on his regular work laptop and has wireless. So he might need to chime in with details on setting it up, but it’s possible.

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**Author:** ![bakchoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/bakchoy/32/915_2.png) [@bakchoy](https://forums.suse.com/u/bakchoy)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/wireless-networking-with-rancheros/1782/3 "2016-02-24T20:12:01Z")

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@ibuildthecloud, if I want wireless networking to work, am I going to have going to have to use a different kernel and create my own tars from debs? Is it similar to what you mentioned in [RancherOS and sound module (missing /dev/snd)](http://forums.suse.com/t/rancheros-and-sound-module-missing-dev-snd/1799) for getting sound to work?