Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:35:56 GMT From: Vlad Manilici <rot13@FreeBSD.org (izna@gzbx.pbz)> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: conf/72964: rc.d script needed to create wireless associations before dhclient runs Message-ID: <200410211435.i9LEZuR8038939@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200410211440.i9LEeSju058082@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 72964
>Category: conf
>Synopsis: rc.d script needed to create wireless associations before dhclient runs
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
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>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Oct 21 14:40:27 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Vlad Manilici
>Release: FreeBSD 5.2.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD XXX 5.2.1-RELEASE-p11 FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p11 #21: Fri Oct 8 14:12:55 CEST 2004 XXX@XXX:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FX i386
>Description:
it would be nice to have the possibility to automatically configure wireless connections when booting. some services need an internet connection in order to start (like ntpdate). if you start wireless later, you loose the opportunity to initialize these.
unfortunately, dhclient is of no use with a non-associated wireless card. the possibility to associate early with an access point is missing. i would like to thave somethink like this in rc.conf.local:
wireless_enable="YES"
wiereless_flags="wi0 SSID0 0xKEY0 wi1 SSID1 0xKEY1"
the following script (to be installed in /etc/rc.d) does the job:
#!/bin/sh
# $Id: wireless,v 1.2 2004/10/21 14:10:27 root Exp $
# PROVIDE: wireless
# REQUIRE: mountcritlocal
# BEFORE: dhclient
# KEYWORD: FreeBSD
. /etc/rc.subr
name="wireless"
rcvar=`set_rcvar`
start_cmd="wireless_start"
wireless_start(){
for item in ${wireless_flags}
do
# read items
if [ -z "$if" ]; then
if=$item
elif [ -z "$ssid" ]; then
ssid=$item
elif [ -z "$key" ]; then
key=$item
fi
# configure
if [ -n "$if" -a -n "$ssid" -a -n "$key" ]; then
echo -n configuring interface $if / $ssid ...
if ifconfig $if 2>&1|grep -q 'does not exist'; then
echo ' does not exist'
elif ifconfig $if | grep -q 'status: associated'; then
echo ' already configured'
else
ifconfig $if inet 0.0.0.0 powersave wepmode on\
station wlan ssid $ssid wepkey $key
if ifconfig $if | grep -q 'status: associated'; then
echo ' ok'
else
echo ' no association'
ifconfig $if down
fi
fi
if=''
ssid=''
key=''
fi
done
}
load_rc_config $name
run_rc_command "$1"
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