disable AWDL every 10 seconds

disable-AWDL.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e
interrupted=false

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then 
  echo "This script must be run as root" 
  exit 1 
fi

function cleanup() {
  echo "Script interrupted ..."
  interrupted=true
}

trap cleanup SIGINT

# every x seconds, disable AWDL
while true; do
  if $interrupted; then
    break
  fi

  if ifconfig awdl0 | grep -q "status: active"; then
    formatted_date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    echo "$formatted_date: Disabling AWDL to prevent WiFi channel hoping..."
    ifconfig awdl0 down
  fi

  sleep 10
done