Correction: <<Now, I moved the essid and password to another file under /etc/network/interfaces>>
Should be: Now, I moved the essid and password to another file under /etc/network/wifi. On 07/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: > More testing on my part is indicating that the cause appears to be: > > iface wlan0 inet dhcp > > Evidence is indicating that the above is required to be in > /etc/network/interfaces. > > Previously, I also had the wifi's essid and password. Now, I moved the > essid and password to another file under /etc/network/interfaces. I > was able to reproduce the same behaviour as experienced by fsmithred. > Now my setup works. > > With my setup I was able to connect to various wifis not just the one > at my home. This means, my configuration works and was far more stable > than what I was experiencing using wicd. > > On 06/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi fsmithred, >> >> I think, Disconnect was failing in your case with the default >> configuration of netman's /etc/network/wifi/* files, for the reason, >> that I assumed that ifdown would automatically find where the >> currently used interfaces file was located. >> >> Since ifup worked the way netman invoked it, I think, doing the same >> for ifdown should do the trick also for you without having to modify >> any 'interfaces' files on your system. >> >> It will help me improve the project if you find some time to test this >> while connected to wifi but using your previous versions of >> /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/network/wifi/your-wifi-file. The >> command is simply as follows: >> >> # ifdown wlan0 -i /etc/network/wifi/your-wifi-file >> >> >> Edward >> >> On 06/09/2015, fsmithred <fsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I've been testing netman and discussing it with edbarx on this thread at >>> fdn >>> - >>> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=124343&sid=39afc987dc48172a6553bb0941d12461 >>> >>> netman connects but won't disconnect, and produces the following >>> messages >>> in the terminal: >>> >>> # click Disconnect first time: >>> Ignoring unknown interface wlan0=wlan0. >>> >>> # click Disconnect second time: >>> ifdown: interface wlan0 not configured >>> >>> If I try 'ifdown wlan0' in root terminal, I get the same messages. I >>> have >>> to bring the interface down with 'ifconfig wlan0 inet down'. >>> And if I try running './backend 5' from /usr/bin/netman/ I get the same >>> messages. >>> >>> >>> Here's the output of 'ip a' under various circumstances (in order): >>> >>> Interface down: >>> wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast >>> state DOWN group default qlen 1000 >>> link/ether 00:1f:33:82:e4:8b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff >>> >>> Connect with netman: >>> wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast >>> state UP group default qlen 1000 >>> link/ether 00:1f:33:82:e4:8b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff >>> inet 192.168.1.101/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global wlan0 >>> valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever >>> >>> Disconnect with netman: >>> wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast >>> state UP group default qlen 1000 >>> link/ether 00:1f:33:82:e4:8b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff >>> inet 192.168.1.101/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global wlan0 >>> valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever >>> >>> >>> >>> My workaround (and quote from post on fdn) >>> ifup wants to see "allow" or "auto" associated with an interface. I >>> tried >>> adding "allow-hotplug wlan0" to /etc/network/interfaces, but that didn't >>> help, so I removed it. Then I added it to the file in /etc/network/wifi >>> and added "source wifi/*" to interfaces, and that seems to fix the >>> problem. I can now connect and disconnect with the buttons in netman. >>> And >>> 'ifup/ifdown wlan0' works in root terminal now. >>> >>> /etc/network/interfaces >>> >>> auto lo >>> iface lo inet loopback >>> >>> source wifi/* # I added this line >>> >>> >>> /etc/network/wifi/my-essid >>> >>> auto lo >>> iface lo inet loopback >>> >>> allow-hotplug wlan0 # I added this line >>> iface wlan0 inet dhcp >>> wpa-ssid my-essid >>> wpa-psk "my-secret-password" >>> >>> >>> Running devuan/angband/exegnu/jessie >>> >>> -fsmithred >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dng mailing list >>> Dng@lists.dyne.org >>> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
