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How to start a script after logging in AND WiFi is ready? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 weeks ago by MoLoPoLY@discuss.tchncs.de to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

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I try to download a file with curl directly after logging into Gnome. This usually fails because mostly the WiFi connection is only established after login. If I wait long enough in the login screen before logging in, the connection is already established and the download works.

So far I have used Manjaro. WiFi was already active long before the login screen of GDM was even displayed. The download therefore always worked.

The download is initiated with a *.desktop file in ~/.config/autostart.

Is there another way to start the download after the user is logged in and the WiFi connection is really ready?

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[–] harsh3466@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Easiest way would be to just add a sleep 15 command at the top of the script. Time how long it takes your wifi to come up, and adjust the sleep time with like a 2-3 second buffer in case it takes linger for some reason.

More exact would be to create a systemd service for your script that depends on network connectivity to execute.

[–] MoLoPoLY@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 4 weeks ago

Yep, I know. But when I only depend on

After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

this doesn't mean, I have a working internet connection. That's why the loop.

Or is that wrong?