Thread: Connect to WLAN from command line
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2007-01-05 , 10:41
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Here is an another way to bring WLAN up from command line. It's possible to do using dbus:
Actually, I would suggest sending a dbus message to the network control
software, which would take care of all of that for you. However, the dbus
ontology is very meagerly documented, and to discover the magic incantation
you'll have to execute "dbus-monitor" with the correct command line
arguments. Then (with the interface shut off) start the web browser
showing an outside URL. It will send the signal, and when the net comes up
a dbus signal returns to the browser and it knows it can download and show
that page. And you will have trapped the dbus chatter that makes it
happen, so you can imitate in your command line application.
Personally, I didn't test it yet. But probably, it'd better to use dbus because in this case all native Nokia770 connection functionality will work i. e. WLAN connection applet indicator.