auto reconnect on wireless

Tomsen · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Denmark

Hi

I've just changed our wired network with wireless in the entire house. I have no problem with connecting to the AP, but because i have a cheepass router that has to restart everytime I change in the NAT settings.
This results in my server loosing the connection to the AP and i have to connect a screen and keyboard to restart the wireless interface.
How do i make it recoonect by itself?
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DavidJN · n00b Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 23

Might an easier solution be to use SSH to restart it?

Tomsen · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Denmark

I can't ssh to the machine, it has lost its network connection. That is why I have to connect a screen and keyboard
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ManReal · n00b Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 10

Can you not have a script running in the background on the server which pings google.com and if the ping fails then you reconnect the connection?

Tomsen · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Denmark

Well I could, but isn't it possible to make gentoo reconnect if it looses the connection?
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qdii · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:27 am Post subject:

Sorry to reopen that thread, but it corresponds to a problem I am having.
To keep my 2nd computer connected to a Wifi network, I've crafted that little script :

cach0rr0 · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

could you not just restart the net.wlan0 init script?

Yamakuzure · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

Maybe you could give net-misc/wicd a try? It allows for running custom scripts before/after shutting down/starting up a connection. And on my laptop if I re-enable wireless via rf-kill switch, connects in an instant. (Quite useful for a laptop that keeps travelling and switching between different wired and wireless networks.)
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d2_racing · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject:

I use the auto-reconnect option inside WICD and it's working pretty good.

qdii · Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:35 am Post subject:

cachorro : I've tried to use /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart, but it gets an error from something in /proc/.../carrier and won't reconnect the wifi until I stop and start the interface.

for what concerns WICD, I'll give it a try tomorrow

thanks for the tip

d2_racing · Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:06 am Post subject:

No problem, and if you need help, just post