Newbies can script! Script to connect to the internet with WPA.

Question

Assuming you have wpa_supplicant set up:
#!/bin/bash
# A simple script to ease your life.
echo First, please type in the name of your wireless adapter "(normally wlan0)".
read INTERFACE
echo Please enter what DHCP client you want to use "(dhcpcd or dhclient)"
echo Not sure? Type dhcpcd.
read CLIENT
echo Putting $INTERFACE up.
sleep 1s
echo "</--------->"
sleep 1s
ip link set $INTERFACE up
echo "<//-------->"
sleep 2s
echo "<///------->"
sleep 1s
echo Getting access via WPA.
sleep 1s
echo "<////------>"
wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i $INTERFACE -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
echo "</////----->"
sleep 2s
echo "<//////---->"
sleep 1s
echo Obtaining a address.
if [[ "$CLIENT" == "dhcpcd" ]]
then
dhcpcd $INTERFACE
else
dhclient $INTERFACE
fi
sleep 1s
echo "<///////--->"
sleep 1s
sleep 2s
echo "<////////-->"
sleep 1s
echo "</////////->"
sleep 2s
echo "<//////////>"
ifconfig $INTERFACE
sleep 1s
echo If the ping works, this means the connection is succesful!
ping -c 5 www.google.com
sleep 1s
I know there is room for improvement, but I think that's pretty good for a user that used Arch ONE week and never scripted before.
No, I didn't copy this script from other sites.
So, what can I script next?
Last edited by VOT Productions (2011-10-22 11:33:06)

Answer 1

WPA Internet CONNECT! 1.1
It has now a ping feature after it's done, IP info, and it takes less time!
See what I meant by newbie?
By the way, it still does time a bit of time. The reason is because I want these extra few seconds for it to connect. Sometimes you might get an IP and not connect instantly.
Last edited by VOT Productions (2011-10-22 11:32:49)