dhcpcd-discuss

dhcpcd + vpnc automation?

Roman v. Gemmeren

Tue Sep 01 12:01:49 2009

hi list,

i have been struggling with the new openrc5 which uses a new 
network-configuration layout including dhcpcd5.

Currently i have installed dhcpcd-5.0.6.

After some fiddling i came up with a solution to connect via wpa_supplicant 
and create a vpn-connection... or so i thought...

The wpa-daemon connects fine to the unencrypted network, and dhcpcd 
updates /etc/resolv.conf just fine.

Then i have configured dhcpcd to run the custom script below for the specific 
ssid:

dhcpcd.conf:
...
ssid vpnnetwork
	script /usr/local/sbin/50-vpn

/usr/local/sbin/50-vpn
#-----
#!/bin/sh
case "$reason" in
                "BOUND")
                        [ -f /var/run/vpnc.pid ] && vpnc-disconnect
                        vpnc
                ;;
                "STOP")
                        [ -f /var/run/vpnc.pid ] && vpnc-disconnect
                ;;
                *);;
esac
#-----

But after the script has run /etc/resolv.conf is empty again...

Is dhcpcd somehow preventing vpnc from altering the file, or am i using sth. 
wrong?

thx in advance,
Roman
-- 
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I'd rather lie around.  No contest."
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