Autostarted apps are having no internet connection

bili · 2009-09-08 14:32:52

Hi
I set up Archlinux with XFCE successfully on my netbook. There is only one thing which does not work as it should. When I power on the machine and I have no connection to the internet, my autostarted applications(pidgin, dropbox) are not able to connect, when I get a internet connection. So I made two startup scripts, which starts the two apps 20 seconds later. When I am at home this works flawlessy, but in school this does not help because the connection takes longer and sometimes I have no connection. But it is a pain, to restart this applications and it is the last thing which does not work as it should ;-)

I use WICD for managing my networks, which does his job well. I am also member of the network group. I do not know what to do now, because I cannot know the exact problem.

If you need further information, I will provide it. It would be great if anybody can help me!

Thank you!

Trent · 2009-09-09 00:49:12

I use netcfg-auto to start networking on boot, long (relatively) before any of that stuff appears. It does occasionally take a while to connect, and unless you background it will slow the boot process, but it means you are always 100% connected by the time X comes up (unless of course no networks are available). Just my 2 cents...

Xyne · 2009-09-09 00:51:53

Maybe you could alter the script to check if the network is up at regular intervals and only launch the apps once it appears to be. You should probably add a timeout to that though so that it doesn't check forever if there is no network (or maybe keep increasing the query interval).

bili · 2009-09-09 13:00:54

I thought about the two options before, but it has to work, i do not know why it does not.
To rewrite the script I may have not the time, and the solution with netcfg is prettier and it looks easier :-)
WIth netcfg, the boot proces will hold on until a connection is etablished?(when not in background)

Thank you both for your replies. I will wait one or two days longer, maybe anyone knows the problem.

EDIT: I could not wait and tried netcfg *gg* It is great and easy, hehe. But I have one question, what is the difference between wireless-dbus and without dbus, in the example files? The description says that wpa_supplicant is used with dbus waht what makes the difference? Do you know this?

Last edited by bili (2009-09-09 15:23:16)

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#1 2009-09-08 14:32:52

Autostarted apps are having no internet connection

#2 2009-09-09 00:49:12

Re: Autostarted apps are having no internet connection

#3 2009-09-09 00:51:53

Re: Autostarted apps are having no internet connection

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Re: Autostarted apps are having no internet connection

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