PeasyWiFi - a reliable WiFi connection manager
What a pleasure to run old CDs with PeasyWifi :)
PeasyWifi 3.4 va bien aussi sur nos classiques puppy 4
good results too with our famous Puppies serie 4
Puplite 5.0 AND HUNGARIAN pUPPY BROWER 431;
Fast boot, impressive speed and wireless stable connection, what people could ask more ?
What a pleasure to run old CDs with PeasyWifi
Caution : no wlan0 , change it to eth0 or eth1, depending on the 'old' Puppy running.
good results too with our famous Puppies serie 4
Puplite 5.0 AND HUNGARIAN pUPPY BROWER 431;
Fast boot, impressive speed and wireless stable connection, what people could ask more ?
What a pleasure to run old CDs with PeasyWifi
Caution : no wlan0 , change it to eth0 or eth1, depending on the 'old' Puppy running.
I am commandline jockey so I found it really useful to add bash completion
for peasywifi.
I am running an older version
with wpa profiles in path /etc/network-wizard/wireless/wpa_profiles
Anyway this would work with any path
As you know I like peasywifi and would like to share
if you add to ~/.bashrc this
Now in a terminal I can do p <tab> and get peasywifi and then
the first letter of my wpa profile file + tab and then hit return to connect.
Not for everyone I guess but for me that doesn't want to have a certain profile set to autostart it's gold
Just wanted to share
for peasywifi.
I am running an older version
with wpa profiles in path /etc/network-wizard/wireless/wpa_profiles
Anyway this would work with any path
As you know I like peasywifi and would like to share
if you add to ~/.bashrc this
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_peasywifi()
{
local cur pwf
cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}
pwf=$( ls -1 /etc/network-wizard/wireless/wpa_profiles/ )
COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$pwf" -- $cur) )
}
complete -F _peasywifi peasywifi
the first letter of my wpa profile file + tab and then hit return to connect.
Not for everyone I guess but for me that doesn't want to have a certain profile set to autostart it's gold
Just wanted to share
cdc_ether interface
rcrsn51,
Can you tell me what to do so peasywifi recognises a network card which is visible in ROX as the following items
which usb-modeswitch creates when I plug in a 3g dongle (with driver cdc_ether).
SNS in Quirky werewoolf has no problem even though ifconfig doesn't list it.
In Fatdog-Arm, peasywifi and Fatdog connect don't see it. How do I add this usb0?
Peasywifi does list the no-existant eth1. I thought I could point this at usb0 but no.
I don't see usb0 in /dev/.
Can you tell me what to do so peasywifi recognises a network card which is visible in ROX as the following items
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/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/usb0
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/neigh/usb0
/sys/class/net/usb0
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.0/net/usb0
SNS in Quirky werewoolf has no problem even though ifconfig doesn't list it.
In Fatdog-Arm, peasywifi and Fatdog connect don't see it. How do I add this usb0?
Peasywifi does list the no-existant eth1. I thought I could point this at usb0 but no.
I don't see usb0 in /dev/.
@zygo: No reply? Too bad. This could have been useful information for other community members.
I don't know much about 3g dongles, but I thought that they presented themselves as tty devices, so you had to use modem software.
Is this device presenting itself as an ethernet adapter named usb0? Does it show up in "ifconfig -a"? In that case, open the file /etc/pwf/interaces and change "eth0" to "usb0".
Run PWF. Under the Ethernet tab, configure this usb0 interface. Then do a Reconnect. This assumes that you have configured PWF as your primary network manager.
I don't know much about 3g dongles, but I thought that they presented themselves as tty devices, so you had to use modem software.
Is this device presenting itself as an ethernet adapter named usb0? Does it show up in "ifconfig -a"? In that case, open the file /etc/pwf/interaces and change "eth0" to "usb0".
Run PWF. Under the Ethernet tab, configure this usb0 interface. Then do a Reconnect. This assumes that you have configured PWF as your primary network manager.
rcrsn51,
Firstly, I read on another post of some years past that one could make the change to /etc/pwf/interaces that you suggest and it would work but it doesn't. Secondly, this was with PeasyWifi either v3.4 or v3.6 whichever I thought was current at the time of the post.
Your first reply was very effective. When the I/F button returned a window with no list it prompted me to copy the newest SNS files I had to hand (from Barry's quiky-xerus-pi) to the Raspbery Pi. That worked but with a few errors on the command line ad GUI.
I've had a few 3g dongles but this latest one (or 2) presents itself as an ethernet adapter named usb0. In FatDogArm it shows up in "ifconfig" but only after I use the "up" option of ifconfig. It is listed as "wired" in SNS even though it's 3g.
I hope to try your latest PeasyWifi in FatDogArm on the RaspPi soon. Just to be clear, where should I enter "usb0" in /etc/pwf/interaces? The line should become what?
Thanks PeasyWifi has saved my bacon, on WiFi, in the past.
Firstly, I read on another post of some years past that one could make the change to /etc/pwf/interaces that you suggest and it would work but it doesn't. Secondly, this was with PeasyWifi either v3.4 or v3.6 whichever I thought was current at the time of the post.
Your first reply was very effective. When the I/F button returned a window with no list it prompted me to copy the newest SNS files I had to hand (from Barry's quiky-xerus-pi) to the Raspbery Pi. That worked but with a few errors on the command line ad GUI.
I've had a few 3g dongles but this latest one (or 2) presents itself as an ethernet adapter named usb0. In FatDogArm it shows up in "ifconfig" but only after I use the "up" option of ifconfig. It is listed as "wired" in SNS even though it's 3g.
I hope to try your latest PeasyWifi in FatDogArm on the RaspPi soon. Just to be clear, where should I enter "usb0" in /etc/pwf/interaces? The line
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ETH1="eth1"
Thanks PeasyWifi has saved my bacon, on WiFi, in the past.
That's why I suggested the command "ifconfig -a". It will show all interfaces, whether they are up or not.zygo wrote: In FatDogArm it shows up in "ifconfig" but only after I use the "up" option of ifconfig. It is listed as "wired" in SNS even though it's 3g.
That was bad advice. Your dongle is not a WiFi adapter, so it won't show under the main I/F button.When the I/F button returned a window with no list it prompted me to copy the newest SNS files I had to hand (from Barry's quiky-xerus-pi) to the Raspbery Pi. That worked but with a few errors on the command line ad GUI.
Instead, open the file /etc/pwf/interfaces and change:
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ETH1="usb0"
1. Restart PWF and open the Ethernet section.
2. Select the new usb0 interface for DHCP and click Configure.
3. Select your current eth0 interface and configure it as Disabled.
4. Click Check. You should see a dummy file named "usb0.dhcp".
5. Click Reconnect.
Be aware that if you are already using SNS as the default connection manager, you may have trouble switching to PWF. There are instructions on the main post for doing this.
I have high confidence that this procedure will work in Puppy, but I cannot comment on the non-Puppy platforms you are using.
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I jump to 4.1
peasy Wifi 2.8 was my version until now.. I jump to 4.1 . For keeping connected longer.. Good work again rcrsn51
Sommetime i ask myself why to buy a laptop if my Puppy keeps me linked at home. Devs should think about kernels with no drivers available.
Sommetime i ask myself why to buy a laptop if my Puppy keeps me linked at home. Devs should think about kernels with no drivers available.
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Old Puppies like 431 or 528 need an upgrade to udhcpc. Install the attached PET. This needs testing and feedback.
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Peasywifi 4.2 adapted for Fatdog: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 465#949465. Inside, there is a file called "install/slack-note" which explains the adaptation that I've done.
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Re: PeasyWiFi - a reliable WiFi connection manager
Thanks, this is a nice touch. I'll try it out. When I move pups between different hardware or update kernels, one of the files I scrub from the savefile is /root/.etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules. This prevents much of the renaming/ethernet port number 'climbing'. The file is regenerated correctly for the new hardware and kernel on first boot in the new environment.rcrsn51 wrote:Update: Some new Puppies have the annoying habit of changing their WiFi interface names, like when you move a Puppy install to different hardware or if you plug in a different USB adapter. In PWF, this is not a problem - just click the I/F button to see the new name, then update your Config.
But the same thing can happen with Ethernet interfaces - eth0 may get renamed as eth1. PWF v4.2 adds a new I/F button to the Ethernet page that lists your current wired devices. In the event of a change, you could disable eth0 and enable eth1 for DHCP.
PWF is used on all my machines and pups and is greatly appreciated.
Pups currently in kennel :D Older LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64 and upupEF for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
now i will remove frisbee when i install PeasyWifi
last news : now i will remove frisbee when i install PeasyWifi in my Puppies. Frisbee garbles PeasyWifi. Without everything works (Slaxen 6.3.2, wlan1, kernel 3.14.55, dongle assisted wireless connexion)
ndiswrapper : always have failed until now. But i linked to Windows hard disk files. Getting ndiswrapper outside on a pendrive would be worth a try.
ndiswrapper_1.61_slacko630-k3.14.55.pet bookmarked
ndiswrapper : always have failed until now. But i linked to Windows hard disk files. Getting ndiswrapper outside on a pendrive would be worth a try.
ndiswrapper_1.61_slacko630-k3.14.55.pet bookmarked