sahal/restart-wifi-sh

netctl wifi restart script

restart-wifi.sh

(Formerly at this gist: https://gist.github.com/sahal/78eaa73d07ac74de3aa22a889f90fe71)

I use this script because netctl is kinda annoying to use otherwise.

Use

To use set the first parameter to a wifi name with a configuration already set and placed in /etc/netctl.

Take an interface down

$ restart-wifi.sh down

Hint: Use an env var ${INTERFACE_NAME} to specify an interface name. The default is wlp58s0.

$ INTERFACE_NAME=wlp58s0 restart-wifi.sh down

Connect to a pre-configured wifi-name

e.g. pre-configured wifi-name

$ sudo cat /etc/netctl/cplwifi
[sudo] password for sahal:
Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
Interface=wlp58s0
Connection=wireless
Security=none
ESSID=CPLWIFI
IP=dhcp

$ restart-wifi.sh cplwifi

Connect to a new wifi hotspot using wifi-menu

$ restart-wifi.sh menu

List available pre-configured wifi-names

$ restart-wifi.sh list

Tags

arch linux netctl wifi ip