How to deal with unplug from the LAN

[Alex Tweedly]

Hmmm ... looks like you may have a problem with copy/paste in creating 
this email. in "connectionStatus" the first if ...then...else cluae will 
*always* cause a return, so the check for Airport never gets used. I 
suspect the original code did the Airport check first, then the Ethernet 
one - that would have been OK.

In general, can there not be more than one ethernet interface installed 
- so why not check if *any* interface of the form"enx" ihas status active.

e.g. (typed direct into email - beware typos) ...

set the itemdel to ":"
repeat for each line L in tStatus
   if char 1 to 2 of L = "en" & char 3 to -1 of (item 1 of L) is a 
number then
   put lineOffset (L,tStatus) into tTarget
   put line ((lineOffset ("Status:",tStatus,tTarget))+tTarget) of 
tStatus into tENstatus
    if (item -1 of tENstatus) = " active" then
       return "true"
    end if
end repeat
return 'false'

-- Alex.

On 26/05/2010 18:16, Web Admin Himalayan Academy wrote:
> With a tip from Andre, we solved this problem... it's really pretty 
> neat. Perhaps someone else may need this.
>
> Mac Only
>
> This queries the hardware-network interface and give you and instant 
> response... if the users just unplugs from the network or turns of her 
> airport, with a remote volume mounted... you want to be sure you don't 
> try to interact with the server...otherwise you will get a 2 minute 
> time out waiting before the system gives back the CPU to RunRev....
>
> Do this first: (disclaimer, any code I offer probably could be highly 
> optimized)
>
> function connectionStatus
>
>    put shell("ifconfig") into tStatus
>
>    # Parse for ethernet status
>    put lineOffset ("en0:",tStatus) into tTarget
>    put line ((lineOffset ("Status:",tStatus,tTarget))+tTarget) of 
> tStatus into tEN0status
>    set the itemdel to ":"
>    if (item -1 of tEN0status) = " active" then
>       return "true"
>    else
>       return "false"
>    end if
>
>    # Check Airport-Wireless status
>    put lineOffset ("en1:",tStatus) into tTarget
>    put line ((lineOffset ("Status",tStatus,tTarget))+tTarget) of 
> tStatus into tEN1status
>    set the itemdel to ":"
>    if item -1of tEN1status = " active" then
>       return "true"
>    end if
> end connectionstatus
>
> Then all other places you need to interact with the server:
>
> command CheckVarunaIsMounted
>    if connectionStatus() <> "True" then
>       answer "You appear to be offline line. Connect to the network by 
> ethernet or airport. Then try again." with "OK"
>       exit to top
>    else
>       put URL 
> "file:/Volumes/Varuna/WWW/*Sites/varuna.hindu.org/ping.txt" into 
> gControlFile
>       if gControlFile = "true" then
>          set the icon of btn "Connected" to 1097
>          put "true" into gVarunaMounted
>          set the uVarunaMounted of this stack to "true"
>       else
>          put "false" into gVarunaMounted
>          set the uVarunaMounted of this stack to "False"
>          set the icon of btn "Connected" to 1098
>          answer "Varuna is not mounted. Shall I mount it for you?" 
> with "OK"
>          mountVaruna
>          exit to top
>       end if
>    end if
>
> end CheckVarunaIsMounted
>
> command Checkin pFileName
>
>    CheckVarunaIsMounted
>
>    if the uVarunaMounted of this stack <> "true" then
>       answer  "Sorry, Varuna is not mounted, you cannot check in 
> files." with "OK"
>       exit to top
>    end if
>
>    # increment revision number; change co to CI; retain user initials; 
> rename local file
>    put pFileName into tNewFileName
>
> etc...
>
> end checkIn
>
> Then I always run this every time I set the default folder to the 
> server, when done getting the file listing:
>
> command unTetherStackFromServer
>    set the defaultFolder to ($Home&"/Documents/")
> end unTetherStackFromServer
>
> and then the user gets no msg saying he can't unmount the volume 
> because it is in use by RunRev.
>
> HTH somebody...
>
>
> Sivakatirswami
>
>
>
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