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Merge pull request #3331 from holta/can_be_ap2

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Explain iiab-network alert: "WiFi chipset/firmware NOT CAPABLE of AP Mode (details above)"
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A Holt 2022-08-01 18:45:04 -04:00 • committed by GitHub
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roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
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@ -108,12 +108,19 @@
set_fact:
num_wifi_interfaces: "{{ count_wifi_interfaces.stdout|int }}"
- name: Run 'iw list' to check for Access Point capability -- if discovered_wireless_iface != "none"
# shell: iw list | grep -v AP: | grep AP | wc -l # False positives 'EAP' etc
shell: iw list | grep '^[[:space:]]*\* AP$' # If grep doesn't find the regex, it returns 1 (hence 'ignore_errors: yes' below)
register: look_for_ap
when: discovered_wireless_iface != "none" # Line not nec (but can't hurt?)
ignore_errors: yes # 'failed_when: False' hides red errors, but is too strong (renders useless the look_for_ap.failed test below!)
- block:
- name: Run 'iw list' to check for Access Point capability -- if discovered_wireless_iface ({{ discovered_wireless_iface }}) != "none"
# shell: iw list | grep -v AP: | grep AP | wc -l # False positives 'EAP' etc
shell: iw list | grep '^[[:space:]]*\* AP$' # If grep doesn't find the regex, it returns 1 (hence 'ignore_errors: yes' 9 lines below)
register: look_for_ap
when: discovered_wireless_iface != "none" # Line not nec (but can't hurt?)
# failed_when: False # Hides red errors and is too strong (renders useless the look_for_ap.failed test below!)
rescue: # Force another red error msg (to explain) then proceed
- name: WiFi chipset/firmware NOT CAPABLE of AP Mode (details above)
fail:
msg: WiFi chipset/firmware NOT CAPABLE of AP Mode (details above)
ignore_errors: yes
- name: "Set 'can_be_ap: True' if 'iw list' output contains suitable '* AP'"
set_fact:
@ -125,7 +132,7 @@
register: wifi_gateway_found
when: discovered_wireless_iface != "none"
- name: Set has_wifi_gateway if WiFi has default gateway detected for {{ discovered_wireless_iface }}
- name: "Set 'has_wifi_gateway: True' if WiFi has default gateway detected for discovered_wireless_iface ({{ discovered_wireless_iface }}) -- otherwise leave it undefined"
set_fact:
has_wifi_gateway: True
when: discovered_wireless_iface != "none" and (wifi_gateway_found.stdout|int > 0)
@ -184,7 +191,7 @@
with_items:
- "{{ lan_list_result.stdout_lines }}"
- name: Set iiab_wireless_lan_iface to {{ discovered_wireless_iface }} if not none
- name: Set iiab_wireless_lan_iface to discovered_wireless_iface ({{ discovered_wireless_iface }}) if not none
set_fact:
iiab_wireless_lan_iface: "{{ discovered_wireless_iface }}"
when: discovered_wireless_iface != "none" and not wifi_up_down