[arm-allstar] External wifi adapter configuration

[Nathaniel Biser]

Hi Doug,

Thanks for the reply. The adapter I am using I can configure on my own. I
already am able to set it up and have it connect to my wireless network. It
is very linux friendly.

But...is there a way I can tell Allstar to use wlan1 instead of wlan0? The
menu doesn't show anything but wlan0. Is there a script or a configuration
file I can modify to point it to wlan1 instead?

Thanks for your help again!

Nate
KC3HOZ
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 12:20 PM "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Nate,
>
>  Since there are so many (hundreds) of better and worse wifi adapters we
> don't support other than the internal wifi. So unfortunately you are on
> your own on that. I might suggest an external antenna. Several have done
> that when installing in shielded boxes. There is actually a labeled jack
> for an exteernal antenna that requires a few modifications. Here is a
> writeup on one...
>
> https://hackaday.io/project/10091-raspberry-pi-3-external-antenna
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
> On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 2:23 AM, "Nathaniel Biser via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > I have an external wifi adapter:
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H95C0A2/ref=oh_aui_
> > detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> >
> > It works in Arch linux and other distros perfectly.  I would like to use
> > this on my AllStar node as it has the ability of attaching an external
> > antenna.
> >
> > I am a little lost on how to set this up on the arm-allstar platform.
> When
> > I go to enable the wifi adapter in the Allstar wireless control menu, it
> > only gives the option to enable/disable wlan0, however my adapter is
> wlan1.
> >
> > Is there a way to modify this menu to allow the enabling and disabling
> more
> > than 1 wifi adapter? Or at least tweak it into using wlan1? Ideally, I
> want
> > to disable wlan0 and enable wlan1 and keep it persistent when rebooted.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Nate
> > KC3HOZ
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