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  • Sounds worth testing. Not being a linux pro- how would I set the script to run on startup- put into cron? Would it be possible/required to add log rotation as well? Commented Feb 26, 2013 at 16:09
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    @andig : I added a few paragraphs about start-up via rc.local. WRT log rotation, that is a separate question that relates to log files in general (but see man logrotate). Right now that script will clobber (overwrite) any previous log if it exists with the same path, not append. For debugging I've sometimes used wifi.$$.log in the wifi.conf file, so that the last log is (unlikely) to get clobbered and I can compare one session to another after I've tweaked something. $$ is the pid of the "wifi" process. Commented Feb 26, 2013 at 18:10
  • I worry that sometimes shell scripts can be fragile and break in hard to see ways when there are updates or if other networking software is installed. Just a note of caution on this approach. Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 8:56
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    @jeremiah : That's a good fear. I wrote the script, tweaked it over years, and feel I have some understanding of general context in which it operates and therefore what I need to watch out for. However, it is probably harder to pass on understanding than code snippets. To me it is just an alternative approach to trying to work with NetworkManager, by reducing the situation to some very basic elements. This is something to offer people with a similar perspective as "this is what's worked for me" across the linux distro spectrum in the circumstance of a simple stand-alone system. Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 9:28
  • So: I am aware of this post and intend to keep it updated if one of the major distro streams (debia and fedora and derived) introduces something that messes with it. I will also add some emphasis to the points about what needs to be disabled and how. Commented Aug 29, 2013 at 9:31