Bug 103649 – new package: Getwifi

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

[Description Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:20:40 UTC]

Getwifi is script written to allow Linux users to join wireless networks based
on precedence. The way it works is by using a configuration file check if there
is a wireless signal from a given network. If a signal exists then it joins
otherwise it checks the next network in the list.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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1) Extract this to /usr/local/portage/ as is...
2) Add "PORTDIR_OVERLAY=/usr/local/portage/" to /etc/make.conf
3) emerge getwifi

[Comment 1 Jonathan Smith (RETIRED) 2005-08-24 19:23:04 UTC]

please attach the ebuild as a plain-text file

[Comment 2 Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:24:04 UTC]

# Copyright 1999-2005 Gentoo Foundation
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# $Header: $

inherit eutils
DESCRIPTION="A shell script to join wireless networks based on precedence"
HOMEPAGE="http://getwifi.sf.net/"
SRC_URI="mirror://sourceforge/getwifi/${P}.tar.bz2"
LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="x86"
IUSE=""
DEPEND=""
RDEPEND="app-shells/bash"
RESTRICT="nomirror"

# Source directory; the dir where the sources can be found (automatically
# unpacked) inside ${WORKDIR}.  The default value for S is ${WORKDIR}/${P}
# If you don't need to change it, leave the S= line out of the ebuild
# to keep it tidy.
#S=${WORKDIR}/${P}

src_compile() {
    true
}

src_install() {
    mkdir ${D}/etc
    dodoc AUTHORS CHANGELOG COPYING INSTALL README
    cp ${S}/config  ${D}/etc/getwifi.conf
    dosbin getwifi
    doman getwifi.1
}

[Comment 3 Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:26:11 UTC]

Created attachment 66832 [details]
ebuild

ebuild

[Comment 4 Jonathan Smith (RETIRED) 2005-08-24 19:34:38 UTC]

what advantage does this package have over gentoo's wireless baselayout stuff?

[Comment 5 Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:43:36 UTC]

Created attachment 66833 [details]
getwifi-0.1.4.ebuild

[Comment 6 Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:46:44 UTC]

as i am new to the ebuild process i set RESTRICT="" because GPL-2 does allow
redistribution.

[Comment 7 Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:53:53 UTC]

Created attachment 66834 [details]
getwifi-0.1.4.ebuild

[Comment 8 Josh Abraham 2005-08-24 19:59:33 UTC]

The advantage of getwifi over other wireless tools is that:

1) It is command line based. Thus, doesn't require a gui interface and the
requirements are nearly nothing.
2) Supports WEP encryption.
3) Allows for easy manipulation based on simple config file
4) Allows users to join wireless networks based on precedence similar to windows.
5) Scans for wireless networks if you are away for networks you are familar with. 

[Comment 9 Jonathan Smith (RETIRED) 2005-08-25 11:00:51 UTC]

gentoo's baselayout has all of those things... how is this better than *that*?

[Comment 10 Josh Abraham 2005-08-25 11:23:18 UTC]

(In reply to comment #9)
> gentoo's baselayout has all of those things... how is this better than *that*?

However, with getwifi those things can be set to run as a daemon at boot time or
cron job.

[Comment 11 Jonathan Smith (RETIRED) 2005-08-25 11:26:07 UTC]

(In reply to comment #10)
> However, with getwifi those things can be set to run as a daemon at boot time or
> cron job.

rc-update add net.wlan0 default ?

[Comment 12 Josh Abraham 2005-08-25 11:29:08 UTC]

(In reply to comment #11)
> (In reply to comment #10)
> > However, with getwifi those things can be set to run as a daemon at boot time or
> > cron job.
> 
> rc-update add net.wlan0 default ?

this would join the default network. If you had multiple networks and you were
at school instead of at home (default) getwifi would stil get you online.

[Comment 13 Roy Marples (RETIRED) 2005-08-30 10:00:54 UTC]

(In reply to comment #12)
> this would join the default network. If you had multiple networks and you were
> at school instead of at home (default) getwifi would stil get you online.

Would it?

preferred_aps=( "HomeAP" "SchoolAP" "WorkAP" )

key_HomeAP="s:homeWEPKey"
config_HomeAP=( "192.168.0.2/24" )
routes_HomeAP=( "default via 192.168.0.1" )
dns_servers_HomeAP=( "192.168.0.1" )

config_SchoolAP=( "dhcp" )

key_WorkAP="s:workWEPKey"
config_WorkAP=( "dhcp" )

So there we have a clear preference list for AP's, wep, static and dhcp
configurations based on the network selected through a scan.

You can read all about this in our handbook
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=4#doc_chap3

[Comment 14 James Earl Spahlinger 2009-07-24 06:42:42 UTC]

with apologies this bug is being closed as last update from upstream was in 2005. When upstream becomes active again, feel free to reopen.