How can I Disable Automatic Connection?

[trustme]

Hello All,

This is a great forum and thanks to all who help out.
I've recently finished my HDD install of BT2 and I really like it. However, one small annoyance has popped up.

When I boot the machine it will automatically connect to the first open WIFI connection it can find. Even with the lan cable connected. It then dumps the DNS server address from this WIFI connection into my resolve.conf file. This causes all kinds of hassle. I do not want to use my neighbour's DNS server or network. When I put eth0(ipw2100) down I then need to open resolve.conf and enter my proper DNS setting that should have been entered by DHCP "automagically".

How can I keep my wireless nic from automatically grabbing any network that is available? Also how can I make my laptop use the wired connection as the preferred connection?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[balding_parrot]

Use the nodhcp bootcode and then you can select the interface an when it connects manually.

[trustme]

Thanks BP. I've read a bit about that option on this forum but I am not certain what specifically I can do with it. How do I go about using it? Sorry if this is an obvious question.

Do you mean I chould change something in the /etc/inet script? or change the interfaces file?

[shamanvirtuel]

nop

instead of hiting enter key at boot time
when you see boot :
you have some time to type : bt nodhcp and then hit enter

it's called a bootcode or cheatcode there's a list of availables cheatcodes in our wiki...

[trustme]

nop

instead of hiting enter key at boot time
when you see boot :
you have some time to type : bt nodhcp and then hit enter

it's called a bootcode or cheatcode there's a list of availables cheatcodes in our wiki...

Thanks
I looked at backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=Cheats#bt_nodhcp

But that would also disable DHCP for my lan line? I do not really want to disable DHCP.

I don't mind it using DHCP. In fact I would almost be required.

Really I only want to be able to choose the WLAN that I am going to connect to after login. Or simply have it favor the LAN over the WLAN.

[shamanvirtuel]

it disable it only on start time

you will be able to use it after .....

and yes your lan line wont keep an ip...

[trustme]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot tonight.

[imported_blackfoot]

I sense a change of question.

If you want to keep dhcp enabled for your lan but select a different wlan AP this is a different case.

Use these commands:

ifconfig wlan_interface down
iwconfig wlan_interface essid name key key_value

if it is static (not normal) use:
ifconfig wlan_interface static_ip_address up

if it is dynamic use:
ifconfig wlan_interface up
dhcpcd wlan_interface