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If your Wi-Fi interface is not working, for example:
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There is no Wi-Fi option in the system menu:
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[[!img no-wifi/system-without-wifi.png link="no" alt=""]]
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You receive the notification **Connection failed: Activation of network connection failed**.
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The interface is disabled when starting Tails or when plugging in your USB Wi-Fi adapter:
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[[!img no-wifi/mac-spoofing-disabled.png link="no" alt="Notification about network card being disabled"]]
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In this case, you can disable MAC address anonymization to get your Wi-Fi interface
to work in Tails. Disabling MAC address anonymization has security implications, so read
carefully our [[documentation about MAC
address anonymization|first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing]] before doing so.
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To connect to the Internet, you can try to:
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Use an Ethernet cable instead of Wi-Fi if possible. Wired interfaces work much more reliably than Wi-Fi in Tails.
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Share the Wi-Fi or mobile data connection of your phone using a USB cable. Sharing a connection this way is called *USB tethering*.
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[[!img no-wifi/usb-tethering.png link="no" alt=""]]
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See instructions for:
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[iPhones or iPads](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204023)
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Only sharing mobile data works on iPhones and iPads; sharing Wi-Fi does not work.
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[Android](https://support.google.com/android/answer/9059108?hl=en)
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<div class="caution">
<p>Tails cannot hide the information that identifies your phone on the local network.
If you connect your phone to:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>A Wi-Fi network, then the network will know the MAC
address of your phone. This has security implications that are discussed in
our [[documentation on MAC address anonymization|first_steps/welcome_screen/mac_spoofing]].
Some phones have a feature to hide the real MAC address of the phone.</p></li>
<li><p>A mobile data network, then
the network will be able to know the identifier of your SIM card (IMSI)
and also the serial number of your phone (IMEI).</p></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<a id="wi-fi-adapters"></a>
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Buy a USB Wi-Fi adapter that works in Tails:
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<!-- <tr><td>D-Link</td><td>DWA-121</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$6</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B004X8R7HY">Amazon</a></td></tr>-->
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<table>
<tr><th>Vendor</th><th>Model</th><th>Size</th><th>Speed</th><th>Price</th><th>Buy offline</th><th>Buy online</th></tr>
<tr><td>Panda Wireless</td><td>Ultra</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$18</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B00762YNMG">Amazon</a></td></tr> <!-- 148f:5370 -->
<tr><td>Panda Wireless</td><td>PAU05</td><td>Small</td><td>300 Mbit/s</td><td>$65</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.amazon.com/d/B00EQT0YK2">Amazon</a></td></tr> <!-- 148f:5372 -->
<tr><td>ThinkPenguin</td><td>TPE-N150USB</td><td>Nano</td><td>150 Mbit/s</td><td>$74</td><td>No</td><td><a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb">ThinkPenguin</a></td></tr> <!-- ????:???? -->
</table>
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