[arch-general] netcfg: complete documentation available?

[joseph.mitchd at gmail.com]

I added a section in the wiki just the other day:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg#Configuring_a_bridge_for_use_with_VMs

-Mitch

On , Alper Kanat <tunix at raptiye.org> wrote:
> Hey There,



> In addition to these, I can't find any documentation regarding bridged

> connections need for such cases like openvpn and virtual machine needs.



> ---

> Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?





> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 17:45, XeCycle xecycle at gmail.com> wrote:



> > Hello, I am now trying netcfg for managing network connections, however

> > I encountered some problems, and I didn't find the solution in the

> > manual or the ArchWiki. So I wonder whether a complete documentation is

> > available.

> >

> > The two problems I encountered are:

> >

> > 1. Ad-Hoc wireless lost ESSID.

> >

> > I used this (working) script to connect:

> >

> > > #!/bin/bash

> > > NET_ESSID="ssid"

> > > NET_KEY="passwd"

> > > NET_GATEWAY="192.168.0.1"

> > > NET_MYIP="192.168.0.3"

> > > iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc

> > > ifconfig wlan0 up

> > > iwconfig wlan0 essid $NET_ESSID key "s:$NET_KEY" channel auto

> > > ifconfig wlan0 $NET_MYIP

> > > route add default gw $NET_GATEWAY

> >

> > I tried to do the same with netcfg. Here is the profile:

> >

> > > CONNECTION='wireless'

> > > DESCRIPTION='Wi-Fi at home'

> > > PRE_UP="ip link set wlan0 down; iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc"

> > > INTERFACE='wlan0'

> > > SECURITY='wep'

> > > ESSID='ssid'

> > > KEY='s:passwd'

> > > IP='static'

> > > ADDR='192.168.0.2' # Please ignore this difference, I'm sure it's  
> unused

> > > GATEWAY='192.168.0.1'

> > > DNS=('8.8.8.8')

> > > # Uncomment this if your ssid is hidden

> > > #HIDDEN=yes

> >

> > However, I cannot connect it. I've configured my conky to monitor

> > network connections, from what it showed, the ESSID is associated first,

> > then lost after a few seconds.

> >

> > 2. PPPOE won't start by itself.

> >

> > Here's the simple profile:

> >

> > CONNECTION='ppp'

> > INTERFACE='eth0'

> > PEER='provider'

> > PPP_TIMEOUT=10

> >

> > When I run `sudo netcfg ppp`, it just got stuck there. Then I opened

> > another terminal, and ping some IP, then it got connected.

> >

> > Thank you. These two problems have been bothering me for a week.

> >

> > --

> > Carl Lei (XeCycle)

> > Department of Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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