Allow mesh on an interface other than wlanX

src/freedombone-mesh-batman

 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2153
     if [ "$EIFACE" ]; then
-        brctl delif "$BRIDGE" bat0
-        ifconfig "$BRIDGE" down || true
-        ethernet_connected=$(cat "/sys/class/net/$EIFACE/carrier")
-        if [[ "$ethernet_connected" != "0" ]]; then
-            systemctl stop hostapd
-            brctl delif "$BRIDGE" "$EIFACE"
-            ifconfig "$EIFACE" down -promisc
+        if [[ "$EIFACE" != "$IFACE" ]] ; then
+            brctl delif "$BRIDGE" bat0
+            ifconfig "$BRIDGE" down || true
+            ethernet_connected=$(cat "/sys/class/net/$EIFACE/carrier")
+            if [[ "$ethernet_connected" != "0" ]]; then
+                systemctl stop hostapd
+                brctl delif "$BRIDGE" "$EIFACE"
+                ifconfig "$EIFACE" down -promisc
+            fi
+            brctl delbr "$BRIDGE"
         fi
-        brctl delbr "$BRIDGE"
     fi
 
     ifconfig bat0 down -promisc
     batctl if del "$IFACE"
     ifconfig "$IFACE" mtu 1500
     ifconfig "$IFACE" down
-    iwconfig "$IFACE" mode managed
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
+        iwconfig "$IFACE" mode managed
+    fi
 
     if [ "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]; then
         systemctl stop hostapd
         batctl if del "$IFACE_SECONDARY"
         ifconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" mtu 1500
         ifconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" down
-        iwconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" mode managed
+        if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
+            iwconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" mode managed
+        fi
     fi
 
     rmmod batman-adv
     fi
     ifconfig "$ifname" hw ether "$peermac"
     echo $"$ifname assigned MAC address $peermac"
-    iwconfig "$ifname" enc off
-    iwconfig "$ifname" mode "$ifmode" essid "$ifssid" channel "$ifchannel"
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
+        iwconfig "$ifname" enc off
+        iwconfig "$ifname" mode "$ifmode" essid "$ifssid" channel "$ifchannel"
+    fi
 
     batctl if add "$ifname"
     ifconfig "$ifname" up
     rfkill unblock "$(rfkill list|awk -F: "/phy/ {print $1}")" || true
 
     secondary_wifi_available=
-    if [ "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]; then
-        if [[ "$IFACE" != "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]]; then
-            if [ -d /etc/hostapd ]; then
-                if [ ${#HOTSPOT_PASSPHRASE} -gt 4 ]; then
-                    secondary_wifi_available=1
-                else
-                    echo $'Hotspot passphrase is too short'
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
+        if [ "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]; then
+            if [[ "$IFACE" != "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]]; then
+                if [ -d /etc/hostapd ]; then
+                    if [ ${#HOTSPOT_PASSPHRASE} -gt 4 ]; then
+                        secondary_wifi_available=1
+                    else
+                        echo $'Hotspot passphrase is too short'
+                    fi
                 fi
             fi
         fi
     ifconfig bat0 0.0.0.0
     ethernet_connected='0'
     if [ "$EIFACE" ] ; then
-        ethernet_connected=$(cat "/sys/class/net/$EIFACE/carrier")
-        if [[ "$ethernet_connected" != "0" ]]; then
-            echo $'Trying ethernet bridge to the internet'
-            brctl addif "$BRIDGE" "$EIFACE"
-            ifconfig "$EIFACE" 0.0.0.0
-            ifconfig "$EIFACE" up promisc
-            echo $'End of internet bridge'
-
-            sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/sbin/bmx6 dev=${IFACE} dev=${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/bmx6.service
-            sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/sbin/bmx7 dev=${IFACE} dev=${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/bmx7.service
-            sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/olsrd2_static ${IFACE} ${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/olsr2.service
-            sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/babeld ${IFACE} ${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/babel.service
-            systemctl daemon-reload
-        else
-            echo $"$EIFACE is not connected"
+        if [[ "$EIFACE" != "$IFACE" ]] ; then
+            ethernet_connected=$(cat "/sys/class/net/$EIFACE/carrier")
+            if [[ "$ethernet_connected" != "0" ]]; then
+                echo $'Trying ethernet bridge to the internet'
+                brctl addif "$BRIDGE" "$EIFACE"
+                ifconfig "$EIFACE" 0.0.0.0
+                ifconfig "$EIFACE" up promisc
+                echo $'End of internet bridge'
+
+                sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/sbin/bmx6 dev=${IFACE} dev=${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/bmx6.service
+                sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/sbin/bmx7 dev=${IFACE} dev=${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/bmx7.service
+                sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/olsrd2_static ${IFACE} ${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/olsr2.service
+                sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/babeld ${IFACE} ${EIFACE}|g" /etc/systemd/system/babel.service
+                systemctl daemon-reload
+            else
+                echo $"$EIFACE is not connected"
+            fi
         fi
     fi
     ifconfig "$BRIDGE" up
 }
 
 function monitor {
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" != 'wlan'* ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
     if [ -z "$IFACE" ] ; then
         echo 'error: unable to find wifi interface, not enabling batman-adv mesh'
         exit 723657
 fi
 
 mesh_protocol_init
+
+if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'eth'* ]]; then
+    MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE='eth'
+fi
+
 update_wifi_adaptors "${MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE}"
 
 if [ ! "$IFACE" ]; then

src/freedombone-utils-mesh

     IFACE=
     IFACE_SECONDARY=
     EIFACE=eth0
-    WLAN_ADAPTORS=$(count_wlan)
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
+        WLAN_ADAPTORS=$(count_wlan)
 
-    if [ "$WLAN_ADAPTORS" -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo $'No wlan adaptors found'
-        exit 0
+        if [ "$WLAN_ADAPTORS" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo $'No wlan adaptors found'
+            exit 0
+        fi
     fi
 }