FS#28196 - [netcfg] Make syntax for reconnecting more intuitive

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Moritz (ronnie_c) - Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 11:54 GMT
Last edited by Jouke Witteveen (jouke) - Friday, 11 May 2012, 19:23 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Arch Projects
Status Closed
Assigned To Jouke Witteveen (jouke)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
When using netcfg with bad wlans, sometimes you have to manually force a reconnect on your network.
Currently, netcfg's syntax for reconnection is really counter-intuitive: Either you have to issue two long commands (all_suspend, all_resume) or you have to re-type the network you are currently connected to. Either of which shouldn't be necessary when you are trying to *re*connect.

Old use case reconnect:
for all connected networks, do:
netcfg -r network_name
OR
netcfg all-suspend
netcfg all-resume

New use case reconnect:
netcfg -r
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Closed by  Jouke Witteveen (jouke)
Friday, 11 May 2012, 19:23 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  You can now reconnect on an interface basis using '-R <iface>'. Implementing '-r' as suggested is like a shotgun shell and not good practice. Regarding long commands: learn to type or install shell completion.
Comment by Moritz (ronnie_c) - Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 12:03 GMT
The attached patch will extend netcfg with this functionality:
reconnect all currently connected networks when called with "netcfg -r" (new, it did not do anything before).
Otherwise, it preserves netcfg's -r current functionality (when called with parameters).

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