Bug 335494 – sys-apps/openrc-0.6.3: does not run ifplugd for wireless interfaces

• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Eugene Shalygin 2010-09-01 10:42:43 UTC]

In /lib/rc/ifplugd.sh there is a check for diffeerent types of interfaces for which ifplugd does not work and wireless is in that list. But ifplug perfectly works if I run it manually. man ifplugd says that it works with wireless. So, why it is disable in openrc?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure ifplugd for wireless interface in /etc/conf.d/net
2. Restart wireless interface via /etc/init.d/net.xxxx
Actual Results:  
ifplugd does not run on wireless interfaces. If --verbose option is used, init script reports "ifplugd does not work with wireless"

Expected Results:  
ifplugd started on wireless interfaces

[Comment 1 Michael Weber (RETIRED) 2010-09-01 12:57:36 UTC]

Which version of openrc do you use? (`emerge -pv openrc`)

[Comment 2 Eugene Shalygin 2010-09-01 13:01:09 UTC]

[ebuild   R   ] sys-apps/openrc-0.6.2  USE="ncurses pam unicode -debug"

[Comment 3 Eugene Shalygin 2010-09-02 18:52:21 UTC]

Same in 0.6.3

[Comment 4 William Hubbs 2010-09-04 15:05:21 UTC]

I looked at ifplugd briefly (I do not use it myself), and it is described as a daemon which will stop and start ethernet interfaces when the cable is plugged in or unplugged.

Since you don't  plug a cable into a wireless interface, I'm not sure why you want to run ifplugd on wireless interfaces?  Can you give me more information?

Thanks,

William

[Comment 5 Eugene Shalygin 2010-09-05 04:52:26 UTC]

ifplug reacts also on radio killswitch on/off state. For me this is useful because on my laptop button which turns wifi on/off is close to keyboard and I easyly push it by mistake. 
Now, if I run ifplugd -i wlan0, it restarts net service after I turn wifi on 

[Comment 6 William Hubbs 2010-09-15 00:45:27 UTC]

This is fixed in the overlay and will be included in the next release.

[Comment 7 William Hubbs 2010-11-18 21:18:59 UTC]

I had to revert the fix for this bug, see bug #345795.

[Comment 8 William Hubbs 2010-11-18 21:20:45 UTC]

Please try using sys-apps/netplug instead of sys-apps/ifplugd and report back if that doesn't work for you.

Thanks,

William