[SOLVED] Dhcpcd on startup, how?

Question

What's the best way to run dhcpcd on startup? I've made a script with the following content and placed it in the rc.d directory and added it to the daemons in rc.conf.
#!/bin/bash
wpa_supplicant -i ra0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf &
It doesn't seem to work when I add dhcpcd ra0 to the script (wpa_supplicant works fine, but the dhcpcd command doesn't), which means that I'll have to root up (or use sudo) and run it manually after login.
Suggestions? Adding it to /etc/.xinitrc doesn't seem to do the trick either.
Last edited by sensei (2011-10-15 12:38:52)

Answer 1

Sensei, you might like this script (drop it in /etc/rc.d/wireless) which I use for my wireless setup (with dhcpcd):
#Starts and stops the wireless as if it were just another network...
. /etc/rc.d/functions
WIRELESS_INTERFACE=wlan0
usage(){
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
if [ $# != 1 ];then
usage
fi
case $1 in
start)
stat_busy "Connecting to router"
wpa_supplicant -B -i $WIRELESS_INTERFACE -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
if [ $? != 0 ];then
stat_fail
exit
fi
while ! iwconfig $WIRELESS_INTERFACE | grep -q 'Signal level';do
sleep 0.5s
done
stat_busy "Getting IP address"
if dhcpcd $WIRELESS_INTERFACE;then
stat_done
else
stat_fail
fi
stop)
stat_busy "Disconnecting from router"
killall dhcpcd
killall wpa_supplicant
while iwconfig $WIRELESS_INTERFACE | grep -q 'Signal level';do
sleep 0.5s
done
stat_done
restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
usage
esac