[SOLVED] Getting internet right after login

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

Hi,

Currently, no matter what I do with trying to get internet to be ON when I log in, playing with my "wireless" file, or playing with my "net" file, I just can't seem to get my internet to be working the second I log into my machine as user. To get (wireless) internet, I have to go into the shell, and use:

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$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid "Home" nickname "Gentoo Node" key [1] 1234567890 open
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and THEN I can surf the net.

How can I get this command to run at startup without me typing it in every time? (This is what I'm going to consider my quick-fix solution to my internet woest atm. If it works right now, out of the box, then I'm happy. What (mis-configurating) I can't see can't hurt me.

baeksu · l33t Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 607 Location: Seoul, Korea

If you use KDE, Gnome or XFCE, you can add the command to the autostart. Otherwise you can use it in your .xinitrc or .xsession file, depending on whether you do 'startx' or use KDM/GDM.

If you only use the terminal, however, the only thing I can think of is to make an alias for it in your .bashrc. At least then you won't have to type such a long command every time.

If you don't care about logging in, you could also always add it to your /etc/conf.d/local.start
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GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

I'm drawing a blank.... where is the .xinitrc file?

I use fluxbox, btw.

dnial · n00b Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Cincinnati OH

/etc/xinit/xinitrc

JC99 · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 719 Location: Toronto

You can add any command to be run at boot in this file...

/etc/conf.d/local.start

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

Good to know!

Now about this command: in order to use it, I either have to su into root, or use sudo, which I set up for my user. As such, I can't see how it can be run at boot, since it requires a password input. Is there a way to give it that too, or should I go about this a different way altogether?

Inodoro_Pereyra · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:06 am Post subject:

sudo will not require any password to run if you put in your /etc/sudoers:

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

OK, but what if I want the user to input the password each time they sudo, except for this one instance, is that possible? (if not, I'll just go ahead and put that line in sudoers)

JC99 · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 719 Location: Toronto

Why not create a new user with the right permissions and only use that user for this. That way your account isn't affected.

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

Not a bad idea. I'll give it a try.

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

OK, I created a new user called networking like this:

JC99 · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 719 Location: Toronto

Yeah, that looks right

P.S. Its /etc/conf.d/local.start not /etc/local.start

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

Right. D'oh. so how do I make "networking" execute the command though? I'm assuming just putting this line in that file won't work:

JC99 · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 719 Location: Toronto

Try that line and see if it works then let us know.

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

Here's my file. Gonna reboot and see what happens.

GivePeaceAChance · Guru Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 480

Jesus..... talk about a weird way to go about doing what I wanted in my initial post.

Well it works, so no worries I guess. Mind you, this is still just a quickfix while I'm at home with a known wireless connection that I know I won't be deviating from. We'll see what happens when I get back to university.

Thanks for helping me out. That's one thing off my long Gentoo todo list, no matter how "quick-fix/temporary" this may be.