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IWOPTS="essid $ESSID key $KEY" | IWOPTS="essid $ESSID key $KEY" | ||
DHCPCD_ARGS="-s 192.168.1.105" | DHCPCD_ARGS="-s 192.168.1.105" | ||
− | Create as many different profiles as you need | + | Create as many different profiles as you need. |
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+ | Last, be sure to comment out any entry in your rc.conf related to network interfaces other than "lo": the lines with eth0="", gateway="" and ROUTES=() should be commented, while: | ||
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== Select profile at boot time using GRUB == | == Select profile at boot time using GRUB == | ||
Selecting a certain profile at boot time is handy, and is easily accomplished using [[GRUB]]. | Selecting a certain profile at boot time is handy, and is easily accomplished using [[GRUB]]. |
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By creating network profiles, you can easily select different network configurations at boot or at run time from the console.
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Setting up the profiles
As root: Duplicate the sample profile at /etc/network-profiles/, and save it as a describing name:
cd /etc/network-profiles cp ./template home
Now edit this new profile (e.g. home) in your favorite editor (i.e. emacs) to fit your needs. Below is a very simple profile example to connect to a wireless network. Using the profile below is equal to using:
iwconfig eth1 essid home_wlan key F4DE214AA8 dhcpcd -s 192.168.1.105 eth1
And here the profile script:
DESCRIPTION="Wireless profile at home" # Network Settings INTERFACE=eth1 HOSTNAME=myhost # Interface Settings (use IFOPTS="dhcp" for DHCP) IFOPTS="dhcp" # Wireless Settings (optional) ESSID=home_wlan KEY=F4DE214AA8 IWOPTS="essid $ESSID key $KEY" DHCPCD_ARGS="-s 192.168.1.105"
Create as many different profiles as you need.
Last, be sure to comment out any entry in your rc.conf related to network interfaces other than "lo": the lines with eth0="", gateway="" and ROUTES=() should be commented, while:
INTERFACES=(lo)
Select profile at boot time using GRUB
Selecting a certain profile at boot time is handy, and is easily accomplished using GRUB. Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst, duplicate your standard boot section and add NET=<profile name> to the kernel line e.g:
# (0) Arch Linux title Arch Linux (Standard) [/boot/vmlinuz26] root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=794 initrd /kernel26.img # (1) Arch Linux title Arch Linux (Wireless at home) [/boot/vmlinuz26] root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=794 NET=home initrd /kernel26.img
Select profile at boot time using dialog
You can select network profile using the dialog package. Simply edit /etc/rc.conf file and comment out the line:
NET_PROFILES=(menu)
Change profile at run time
If you want to change the profile after boot, simply type
netcfg home