Re: laptop wireless setup, wpa_supplicant.conf, driver ipw not supported? CLI only

["J. Bakshi" <bakshi12@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:54:38 -0700
keitho@strucktower.com wrote:

> Thanks Brian-
> 
> I installed ifplugd. Still, the wireless does not work if I unplug the
> Ethernet, 
assuming you have ifplugd + guessnet

edit  * /etc/default/ifplugd *

INTERFACES="eth0 wlan0"
HOTPLUG_INTERFACES=""
#ARGS="-q -f -u0 -d10 -w -I"
ARGS="-f -u0 -d10 -w -I"
SUSPEND_ACTION="stop"

# wlan0 = wifi device, change accordingly

at /etc/network/interfaces

for wired connection add the following 

` ` ``
pre-up /sbin/ifdown wlan0
pre-up /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 txpower off
down  /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 txpower on
` ` `

I have made a autodetector based on ifplugd+guessnet which is working
for years for both wired and wifi

Thanks