Wireless Quick Connect Scripts

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Fedup with that bloody NetworkManager or KDE’s WiFi flop?

Here, I made a couple of scripts for my laptop’s wireless that
just might help you out.

What do they do:

wqc (Wireless Quick Connect):

Will connect to a wireless network and store the configuration for future use.

Requires:

  • ifconfig
  • iwconfig
  • dhclient or dhcpcd
  • pkill
  • bash

wqac (Wireless Quick Auto Connect):

Will auto connect to any pre-configured ‘wqc’ wireless network available.

Requires:

  • wqc
  • ifconfig
  • iwlist
  • bash

Usage:

wqc:

# wqc [ESSID]

Look at ‘wqc’ as a wrapper for iwconfig, all the parameters you use to configure a network with iwconfig
get stored on successfull connection.

# wqc home mode managed key restricted [1] 112233445566778899AABBCCDD

If we connected successfully on first-run we can now run

# wqc home

when we want to connect to that network in the future.

The command must be run as ‘root’, I use sudo to run it.

wqac:

# wqac

This will seek any pre-configured network available.

This command must be run as ‘root’, I use sudo to run it.

I run this command in my ‘inittab’ as run once, If I have my usb wireless adaptor plugged it will try to connect to my pre-configured networks if any are available.

Download:

Wireless Quick Connect
Wireless Quick AutoConnect

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