Re: hitspot automatic connect

[poma <pomidorabelisima gmail com>]

On 24.10.2014 10:19, Andreas Müller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I finally managed to get a hotspot working with
>
> /etc/Networkmanager/system-connections/hotspot:
>
> [connection]
> id=hotspot
> uuid=<uuid>
> type=802-11-wireless
> autoconnect=true
>
> [802-11-wireless]
> ssid=gumstix
> mode=ap
> mac-address=00:19:88:43:43:CA
> security=802-11-wireless-security
>
> [802-11-wireless-security]
> key-mgmt=wpa-psk
> psk=<some-psk...>
>
> [ipv4]
> method=manual
> address1=192.168.80.1/24,0.0.0.0
>
> [ipv6]
> method=auto
>
> and /etc/dnsmasq.conf
>
> domain-needed
> bogus-priv
> bind-dynamic
> interface=wlan0
> dhcp-range=interface:wlan0,192.168.80.10,192.168.80.20
>
> Now my question:
>
> What does it need to start hotspot automatically after boot? If there
> is no setting available I could create a script/app using
> Networkmanager's dbus
>
> I would be very happy if somebody could help me because for me this is
> the last part of the puzzle and solving would make me run in happy
> mode :)

You've already got it 
...
[connection]
autoconnect=true


man 5 nm-settings
...
       Table 8. connection setting
       ┌─────────────────────┬─────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │Key Name             │ Value Type      │ Default Value │ Value Description                      │
       ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
       .
       .
       .
       ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
       │autoconnect          │ boolean         │ TRUE          │ If TRUE, NetworkManager will activate  │
       │                     │                 │               │ this connection when its network       │
       │                     │                 │               │ resources are available.  If FALSE,    │
       │                     │                 │               │ the connection must be manually        │
       │                     │                 │               │ activated by the user or some other    │
       │                     │                 │               │ mechanism.                             │
       ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
       ...


Not working!?


poma