Using netcfg for an Ad-Hoc network

I have an app on my phone that allows me to tether via an Ad-Hoc network. So I want to set up a netcfg profile. I'm using what lcpci refers to as "Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)" and I'm using the iwl3945 module. Here's what I wrote:
CONNECTION="wireless"
DESCRIPTION="A simple WEP encrypted wireless connection"
INTERFACE=wlan0
SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="none"
ESSID="G1Tether "
IP="dhcp"
IWOPTS="mode Ad-Hoc essid $ESSID"
But ... it doesn't work. This is what netcfg reports:
[root@pwn network.d]# netcfg tether
:: tether up - Wireless association failed. [FAIL]
Interestingly enough, iwconfig states that it is in Managed mode, even though I used iwopts to set it to ad-hoc:
[max@pwn ~]$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"G1Tether "
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.422 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=14 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Something else that is interesting: if I try to switch modes while the interface is up, it will fail:
[root@pwn network.d]# iwconfig wlan0 mode Ad-Hoc
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Device or resource busy.
I have to manually bring the interface down with ifconfig, set it to ad-hoc, then bring it up. Perhaps this has something to do with it, I'm not entirely sure.
What should I try to make this work? If I use iwconfig, I can associate with my phone just fine. It gets an IP and I'm able to go online, so it works. And also, is there a way to use netcfg to set ad-hoc mode without using IWOPTS=()?
edit - Yes, I know there's a space in the essid, it's supposed to be that way
Last edited by synthead (2009-02-26 12:55:25)

Hi,
Thanks again for your time.
This is what happens when I try to run netcfg.
[sam@sony ~]$ sudo netcfg g2
:: g2 up [BUSY] dhcpcd: version 5.1.4 starting
dhcpcd: wlan0: waiting for carrier
dhcpcd: timed out
This is my configuration file
[sam@sony ~]$ cat /etc/network.d/g2
CONNECTION="wireless"
DESCRIPTION="Automatically generated profile"
INTERFACE=wlan0
HOSTNAME=sony
IP="dhcp"
DHCP_TIMEOUT=10
ESSID="g2"
SECURITY="NONE"
KEY=""
SCAN="NO"
TIMEOUT=15
PRE_UP="ifconfig wlan0 down; iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc; iwconfig wlan0 essid g2; ifconfig wlan0 up; dhcpcd wlan0"
I even stopped the wicd daemon. No difference. It keeps trying to connect to the home network even with the router switched off.
Not sure where to go from here.
Samsom

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#!/bin/bash
# pbrisbin 2009
# simplified version of wifi-select designed to output as an openbox pipe menu
# required:
# netcfg
# zenity
# NOPASSWD entries for this and netcfg through visudo
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# will overwrite it, and the next connect will remove it.
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. /usr/lib/network/network
[ -z "$PROFILE_DIR" ] && PROFILE_DIR='/etc/network.d/'
# awk code for parsing iwlist output
# putting it here removes the wifi-select dependency
# and allows for my own tweaking
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PARSER='
BEGIN { FS=":"; OFS="="; }
/\<Cell/ { if (essid) print essid, security, quality[2]/quality[3]*100; security="none" }
/\<ESSID:/ { essid=substr($2, 2, length($2) - 2) } # discard quotes
/\<Quality=/ { split($1, quality, "[=/]") }
/\<Encryption key:on/ { security="wep" }
/\<IE:.*WPA.*/ { security="wpa" }
END { if (essid) print essid, security, quality[2]/quality[3]*100 }
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echo "<openbox_pipe_menu>"
echo "<item label=\"$1\" />"
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ESSID="$1"; INTERFACE="$2"; SECURITY="$3"; KEY="$4"
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ESSID="$ESSID"
INTERFACE="$INTERFACE"
DESCRIPTION="Automatically generated profile"
SCAN="yes"
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT="10"
SECURITY="$SECURITY"
END_OF_PROFILE
# i think wifi-select should adopt these perms too...
if [ -n "$KEY" ]; then
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chmod 600 "$PROFILE_FILE"
else
chmod 644 "$PROFILE_FILE"
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if [ ! -s /tmp/networks.tmp ]; then
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if [ -n "$PROFILE_FILE" ]; then
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if [ "$SECURITY" != "none" ]; then
KEY="$(zenity --entry --title="Authentication" --text="Please enter $SECURITY key for $ESSID" --hide-text)"
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create_profile "$ESSID" "$INTERFACE" "$SECURITY" "$KEY"
fi
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# if failed, ask about removal of created profile
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
zenity --question \
--title="Connection failed" \
--text="$(grep -Eo "[\-\>]\ .*$" /tmp/output.tmp) \n Remove $PROFILE_FILE?" \
--ok-label="Remove profile"
[ $? -eq 0 ] && rm $PROFILE_FILE
fi
rm /tmp/output.tmp
rm /tmp/networks.tmp
[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ] && errorout "root access required."
[ -z "$1" ] && errorout "usage: $0 [interface]"
INTERFACE="$1"; shift
# i added a sleep if we need to explicitly bring it up
# b/c youll get "no networks found" when you scan right away
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if ! ifconfig | grep -q $INTERFACE; then
ifconfig $INTERFACE up &>/dev/null || errorout "$INTERFACE not up"
while ! ifconfig | grep -q $INTERFACE; do sleep 1; done
fi
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ESSID="$2"
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fi
Screenshots
removed -- Hi-res shots available on my site
NOTE - i have not tested this extensively but it was working for me in most cases. any updates/fixes will be edited right into this original post. enjoy!
UPDATE - 10/24/2009: i moved the awk statement from wifi-select directly into the script. this did two things: wifi-select is no longer needed on the system, and i could tweak the awk statement to be more accurate. it now prints a true percentange. iwlist prints something like Quality=17/70 and the original awk statement would just output 17 as the quality. i changed to print (17/70)*100 then bash trims the decimals so you get a true percentage.
Last edited by brisbin33 (2010-05-09 01:28:20)

froli wrote:
I think the script's not working ... When I type
sh wifi-pipe
in a term it returns nothing
well, just to be sure you're doing it right...
he above is only an adjustment to the OB script's print_menu() function, it's not an entire script to itself. so, if the original OB script shows output for you with
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# pbrisbin 2009
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END_OF_PROFILE
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fi
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if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
zenity --question \
--title="Connection failed" \
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fi
rm /tmp/output.tmp
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ESSID="$2"
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The laptop is on the net using the NIC and everything is fine. For the wireless connection I setup an ad hoc connection and it's showing up in the wireless network connections in XP on the same laptop so that's running correctly. My ipod finds this wifi and does connect, however i can not browse the net using it. It keeps saying Safari can not find the server.
server pc wired - ip 192.168.0.1
laptop wired - ip 192.168.0.2
laptop wireless - ip 192.168.0.3
I have tried the following settings in my ipod wifi settings.
ip 192.168.0.4
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
router 192.168.0.1
The wifi symbol shows up in the top left of the ipod but again it just won't connect to the internet. IS my network too complicated or not how things should be setup? I know ad hoc works but perhaps i'm not doing it right.
Any help would be great. Thanks!
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Hey, thanks for reading my problem!
The vista PC has the internet in to it... cable modem with ethernet wire to NIC.
Auto addressing through virgin media.
Same PC with a second nic with manual addressing.
192.168.0.1
submask 255.255.255.0
I also manually put the dns server address in here from virgin.
This nic connects to my 1gb hub.
laptop using win XP connects to this hub using nic and wire using a manual address
192.168.0.2
submask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1 (vista pc nic address)
dns set as to what virgin media is showing
same laptop built in wireless.
192.168.0.3
submask 255.255.255.0
default gateway 192.168.0.1 (vista pc nic address)
i have tried setting the dns and allowing it to be auto but neither makes a difference.
create ad hoc connection on the laptop
shared authentication
WEP encryption with network key i typed in
key index = 1
advanced setting computer - computer ad hoc network only.
Does this sound about right?
If i'm totally off then feel free to laugh LOL!
i then set my touch manually
ip address 192.168.0.4
submask 255.255.255.0
router 192.168.0.1 (vista gateway ip address)
is this wrong?
Just to clarify, I do not have a router... it's a cable modem connected via a wire to my hub which is a stand alone hub that has no features. The only wireless thing i have is my built in laptop wireless chip that i created the ad hoc connection with.
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