[ale] "busybox" looping?

[James P. Kinney III]

Change the default to:

echo "** Entering bootstrap **"

nums=0123456789

echo -n "Enter IP address (leave blank for DHCP):  "
read DHCP*

case $DHCP in*
        [$nums]\.[$nums])
                /sbin/manual_IP 
        ;;
        *)
                echo -n "Starting dhclient: "
                dhclient && echo "Success." || /sbin/manual_IP
        ;;
esac

On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 09:51, Robert L. Harris wrote:
>   Anyone use busybox?  Yes, I'm reverse engineering yet another project
> since the last one started rolling out finally.  It's a custom boot
> floppy that uses busybox.  The only real problem aside from some
> modernization and tweaking is that the floppy executes a "menu" which
> defaults to a very bad option if it doesn't like what it gets.  I'm
> thinking I'd like to put in a loop.  Right now it has a case statement
> that does a:
> 
> echo "** Entering bootstrap **"
> echo -n "Obtain ip via DHCP? (default: yes):  "
> read DHCP*
> 
> case $DHCP in*
>         [Nn][Oo] | [Nn])
>                 /sbin/manual_IP
>         ;;
>         *)
>                 echo -n "Starting dhclient: "
>                 dhclient && echo "Success." || /sbin/manual_IP
>         ;;
> esac
> 
>   The problem is that none of our production servers have dhcp in their
> area so we have to manually enter the IP.  If you're connecting to a
> remote console though you have to hit "enter" to get a screen refresh
> when it disconnects you at boot up/reboot.  As a result you may or may
> not end up hitting enter instead of "no" at that prompt.  It's happened
> with co-workers a few times in the very early hours of the morning.
> 
>   I know I can put a bunch of read's before the segment but I'd like to
> make it a little smarter and have it explicitly look for "yes" and loop
> back if no such animal.
> 
>   Anyone used busy box to this end or other good suggestions?  No dhcp
> won't be installed in the remote areas.. :>
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> :wq!
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