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December 5, 2023 08:30
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#!/bin/bash | |
# The name of the wireless interface (e.g., wlp2s0). You may need to change this. | |
INTERFACE="wlp2s0" | |
# URL to check for internet connectivity | |
CHECK_URL="http://www.google.com" | |
# Function to check internet connectivity | |
check_internet() { | |
# Check if we can fetch a page from a known URL | |
if curl --connect-timeout 5 --head $CHECK_URL &> /dev/null; then | |
echo -e "\e[32mOnline\e[0m" # Green color for "Online" | |
else | |
echo -e "\e[31mOffline\e[0m" # Red color for "Offline" | |
fi | |
} | |
# Function to get WiFi information using nmcli | |
get_wifi_info() { | |
# Get the line with the current connection from nmcli | |
NMCLI_LINE=$(nmcli -t -f IN-USE,SSID,BSSID,MODE,CHAN,RATE,SIGNAL device wifi | grep '^\*') | |
# Extracting information using awk | |
SSID=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{print $2}') | |
# BSSID=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{printf "%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s", $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8}') | |
BSSID=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{printf "%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s", $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8}' | sed 's/\\//g') | |
MODE=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{print $9}') | |
CHANNEL=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{print $10}') | |
RATE=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{print $11}') | |
SIGNAL=$(echo "$NMCLI_LINE" | awk -F: '{print $12}') | |
# Get IP Address | |
IP=$(ip -f inet addr show $INTERFACE | grep -oP 'inet \K[\d.]+' || echo "N/A") | |
# Check Internet Connectivity | |
INTERNET_STATUS=$(check_internet) | |
# Print the output | |
echo "SSID: $SSID, BSSID: $BSSID, IP: $IP, Mode: $MODE, Channel: $CHANNEL, Rate: $RATE, Signal: ${SIGNAL}%, Internet: $INTERNET_STATUS" | |
} | |
# Infinite loop to get data every second | |
while true; do | |
get_wifi_info | |
sleep 1 | |
done |
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