On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:54 PM mett <m...@pmars.jp> wrote: > On 2019年2月15日 8:23:04 JST, Kenneth Parker <sea7k...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 9:30 AM <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 09:10:08AM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote: >>> > I occasionally run, what I will describe as "Coffee House Lan Parties". >>> > That means I connect to the Internet via WiFi, and then supply a "Local >>> > Ethernet" network (with ipv4), for others to connect with. >>> > >>> > Doing this with Network Manager "worked", but only with "loud >>> complaining" >>> > by Network Manager. >>> > >>> > What I want now, are the "steps" that Network Manager takes, to bring >>> up >>> > WiFi, so I can create an "in-demand" Root-level Script that I can run, >>> for >>> > the WiFi part. (The rest works fine, using /etc/network/interfaces). >>> >>> Actually ifupdown is perfectly capable of doing the work (well, it just >>> orchestrates it, but it commes with all the necessary scripts for that). >>> >>> Here's my stanza in /etc/network/interfaces (passphrase somewhat >>> decorated, >>> to protect the innocent): >>> >>> iface wlan0 inet dhcp >>> wpa-ssid dubcek >>> wpa-psk XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >>> >>> That's all it is needed for ifup to set up wlan0, go out with DHCP and >>> fetch an IP address from our local DHCP server. >>> >>> Of course it relies on wpasupplicant and dhclient to do the actual >>> magic behind the scenes. >>> >> >> What did you have to do, the first time? When you were determining the >> Network Name (wpa-ssid)? (Having to know everything in advance isn't too >> cool, when you visit multiple Coffee Houses. And connecting to the wrong >> ssid could get you into some *SERIOUS* trouble!) >> >> I am doing my own investigation, by the way, finding general information >> on a "competing" Distro (Arch): >> >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/WPA_supplicant >> >> This site suggests that wpa_cli gives useful information, so I will see >> what that looks like, and then use your interfaces method. >> >> Enjoy simple life :-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> -- t >>> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Kenneth Parker >> > > sudo iwlist wlan0 scan >
Many Thanks. Just what I needed! <https://www.linuxjournal.comcontent/wi-fi-command-line > <https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/wi-fi-command-line>> > And thanks for the link. If they're still in business, they are worth my Subscription! Kenneth Parker
