query wifi status

[handyguy]

Hi,
Wondering what the easiest way to determine if you have an active wifi connection from the command line? I am currently grepping for an ip address in the output from ifconfig. Maybe there is an easier way?
Thanks!

[NiLuJe]

Lipc is your new best friend.

c.f., https://github.com/koreader/koreader...device.lua#L24

[handyguy]

I found this code to work well - turn wifi on, wait until connected, allow a timeout:

sp = subprocess.Popen(['lipc-set-prop', 'com.lab126.cmd', 'wirelessEnable', '1'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
wifi = 'OFF'
loop = 0
while loop < 40:
sp = subprocess.Popen(['lipc-get-prop', 'com.lab126.wifid', 'cmState'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
response, _ = sp.communicate()
if  response.find("CONNECTED") > -1:
wifi = 'ON'
break
else:
loop +=1
sleep(1.5)