Ok, links are fixed On 7/3/05, michael johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I tried to download them from your site but it seems like they where > unavailable? > Could you please send them to me? I have a very hard time trying to get up > my wireless network. > > br > /michael > > ------- original message ------- > From: "James Rayner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [arch] Roaming Network Profiles (another attempt) > Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 03:18:14 +0200 > > > In my custom network scripts, I offered a method of automatic > > detection of networks for all wireless cards, including those without > > scan ability. > > > > http://iphitus.loudas.com/archinit.php > > > > would it be possible to implement something like this? > > > > I ran using multiple entries in lilo in the past, and i disliked it, > > because i was eternally forgetting to choose the right profile. These > > scripts work automatically, they connect to the wireless network, but > > they dont try and get an IP untill they actually know the network > > exists. It checks if the network exists by checking if an Access Point > > of Cell (adhoc) has been associated with succesfully. Every wireless > > card I've ever used, even the ndiswrapped ones display the AP/Cell. > > > > It's not hard, just grep the output of iwconfig for 00:00:00:00:00:00, > > which is the Access Point/Cell it displays when it hasnt associated > > with one, if it's there then we know, that the network isnt available > > here. It's good to wait a second or two before grepping iwconfig, to > > give the network card time to associate, if the network does exist. > > > > My method keeps the INTERFACE/ROUTES setup and adds the wireless onto it. > > > > IMHO, if we are going to do anything to the network setup, we should > > revamp it with full profile support and get it working right at the > > start, similar to debian's. > > > > Hope this is of some use... > > > > James Rayner > > > > On 7/1/05, Judd Vinet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey guys, > >> > >> I've made another attempt at hacking up some roaming network profiles. > >> > >> I wanted a system that could be used on top of the existing network > >> config in rc.conf. I saw some profile implementations that were nice, > >> but they actually replaced the existing INTERFACES/ROUTES setup in > >> rc.conf. The goal here was to keep the INTERFACES/ROUTES setup in > >> place, since one of Arch's most cited features is the easy > >> "all-in-one-file" configuration in rc.conf. I didn't want to lose that. > >> > >> The current setup is intended for laptop users who require multiple > >> profiles. It's not as flexible or powerful as the rc.conf network > >> setup, but it should suffice for most laptop/wireless users (works well > >> for me, anyway). > >> > >> Here's a quick setup howto: > >> > >> - In rc.conf, remove your wireless interfaces from INTERFACES and any > >> relevant routes from ROUTES. Leave "lo" stuff in place. > >> - Add a NET_PROFILES array to rc.conf and in it, put the name of the > >> profile(s) you wish to start at bootup. Profiles are found in > >> /etc/network-profiles. > >> > >> That's it, pretty much. When rc.d/network is started, it will look for > >> a non-empty NET_PROFILES array, and if found, it will use the netcfg > >> script to activate them. You can also set NET_PROFILES to "menu" and it > >> will present a dialog/ncurses menu at bootup where you can pick the > >> profile you want. Alternatively, you can pass a NET= value on the > >> kernel boot line, telling netcfg which profile you wish to start with. > >> > >> eg, vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 vga=773 devfs=nomount ro NET=school > >> > >> A new initscripts package is available in Testing. If you are a > >> wireless laptop user, please try it out and give me some feedback. > >> > >> > >> - J > -- > //michael > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >
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