modified netcfg/network scripts -- you can list multiple entries in NET_PROFILES that use the same INTERFACE. They will be started one at a time, and the first successful one will be kept.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/netcfg b/netcfg
index 70dd342..4de5052 100755
--- a/netcfg
+++ b/netcfg
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ usage()
 {
 	version
 	echo
-	echo "usage: netcfg <profile_name>"
+	echo "usage: netcfg [options] <profile_name>"
 	echo "       netcfg --stop <interface>"
 	echo "       netcfg --menu [--timeout <secs>]"
 	echo "       netcfg --stopall"
 	echo
+	echo "options:"
+	echo "  -c    Don't reconfigure an interface if it's already up"
+	echo
 	echo "Network profiles are stored in $PROFILE_DIR"
 	echo
 }
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ start_profile()
 	# Read the profile
 	. $PROFILE_DIR/$1
 
+	[ "$CHECK" = "1" -a  -f $STATE_DIR/$INTERFACE ] && return
+
 	# Shut down any profiles tied to this interface
 	stop_profile $INTERFACE
 
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ fi
 
 # Parse command line
 MODE="profile"
+CHECK=0
 PROFILE=
 IFACE=
 TIMEOUT=
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
 		--timeout) shift
 		           TIMEOUT=$1     ;;
 		--*)       MODE="usage"   ;;
+		-c)        CHECK=1        ;;
 		-*)        MODE="usage"   ;;
 		*)         PROFILE=$1     ;;
 	esac