[SOLVED] Is there any software that will automatically reconnect if wifi connection is lost?

anon112 · 04-13-2014, 11:20 AM

I'm using Arch Linux on an old eeepc 701. I have network-manager installed on a lightweight window manager, and I've noticed that occasionally the wifi connection will drop and not re-connect, but the network-manager program will still display the wifi as being connected. I only notice that the connection has dropped when I try to connect to a website. I then have to go to network-manager and connect to hidden wireless network again.

Is there any program that will test the connectivity of the wifi connection and reconnect to the hidden network if it is not connected?

mrclisdue · 04-13-2014, 12:56 PM

It may be overkill, and it doesn't necessarily address *why* your connectivity is spotty, but you could run a cron job to check for connectivity every few minutes, and restart nm if unsuccessful:

Code:

0 * * * * ping <router_ip, or google,etc> -c1 || /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager restart

cheers,

anon112 · 04-13-2014, 06:24 PM

This particular method unfortunately wouldn't be able to work with my setup... but it gives me an idea. Thanks.