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 /usr/bin/wifi-up

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help
scan - search for new networks (DOES NOT LIST!)
scan_results - list all networks found at the last scan
disconnect 
reconnect - reconnects if (it realizes that) there is no connection
reassociate -reconnect, unconditionally.
terminate - kill wpa_supplicant
select_network - Select a pre-configured network to associate with.
list_networks - list all pre-configured networks.
reconfigure - reload the configuration file

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 wpa_cli  [args] #This form gives an interactive prompt where you type the commands
wpa_cli [args] <command> #Runs <command>, displays output, exits
wpa_cli [args] -a <action_script> [-B] 
#This form runs wpa_cli as a daemon.
#When you do this, wpa_cli executes <action_script> on connection/disconnection
#with interface name as $1 and CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED as $2

Arguments:
-p /path/to/control/sockets 
#This should match ctrl_interface in your wpa_supplicant.conf
-i iface
#This should match -i iface in wpa_supplicant invocation
-h, -v
#The usual version/help messages

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#!/bin/sh
case $2 in
CONNECTED)
udhcpc -i $1 -h `hostname`
;;
DISCONNECTED)
;;
*)
;;
esac

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#!/bin/sh
ifconfig eth1 up
sleep 2
wpa_supplicant -B -D wext -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf 
#You shouldn't need to sleep here, unless wpa_supplicant doesn't 
#create a control socket soon enough: try sleep 1 in that case
wpa_cli -B -i eth1 -p /var/run/wpa_supplicant -a /sbin/wpa_act