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wifi-auto-reconnect
#!/bin/bash
# The IP for the server you wish to ping (8.8.8.8 is a public Google DNS server)
SERVER=8.8.8.8
# The Ethernet or Wlan or Ath Address
NETWORKFACE=wlan0
# Only send two pings, sending output to /dev/null
ping -c2 ${SERVER} > /dev/null
# If the return code from ping ($?) is not 0 (meaning there was an error)
if [ $? != 0 ]
then
# Restart the wireless interface
ifdown --force $NETWORKFACE
ifup $NETWORKFACE
fi
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chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wifi-auto-connect

/etc/crontab
*/5 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/wifi-auto-connect

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