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dan

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Registered: 2014-11-11

Posts: 2

Early access to wifi or bluetooth

Hi everyone,
         
Does anyone in the community know of a way to enable either wifi or  bluetooth (or both, why not) before a user logs in (in graphical mode)?

I am trying to implement a mechanism that uses a second device to send  the credentials to the computer and does the authentication that way,  but I need to find a way for the second device to be able to communicate  with the first one.
 
Any, insights on the security implications are also welcome.
 
Thanks for your help!

cyberpsych0sis

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Registered: 2014-11-02

Posts: 47

Re: Early access to wifi or bluetooth

Hello Dan,
If you're using the default setup with netctl then the arch wiki is a great resource:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ne … _operation
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bl … stallation

I believe you will find the answer to both of your questions on those two pages.

Cheers

jasonwryan

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Registered: 2009-05-09

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Re: Early access to wifi or bluetooth

Those services should come up before you login... See your journal.

Not a Sysadmin issue, moving to NC.

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tomk

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Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: Early access to wifi or bluetooth

the default setup with netctl

Just to clarify - netctl is one of a number of network management utilities available. It is not the default.

dan, what have you tried so far?

dan

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Registered: 2014-11-11

Posts: 2

Re: Early access to wifi or bluetooth

Thank you for your pointers in the right direction.

Well, I'm just starting with this idea of login into the system with a second device, but I wasn't quite sure if the connection could be established in the first place. In which case the whole idea would have been worthless.

Now that I know it is possible is when the fun begins and when I'll start messing about.
I knew the wiki would be helpful, but only when you know what you're looking for.

Thanks guys!