Linux server selection script

[dawnrazor 0]

Since the Network manager failed on me I came across a nice menu script which I adapted to run my openvpn commands and included a disconnect too so it is easier to change to other servers.  I've tested this script and it works perfectly, just save it into  the same directory as your .ovpn files.

 

 

 

#!/bin/bash

show_menu(){

    NORMAL=`echo "\033[m"`

    MENU=`echo "\033[36m"` #Blue

    NUMBER=`echo "\033[33m"` #yellow

    FGRED=`echo "\033[41m"`

    RED_TEXT=`echo "\033[31m"`

    ENTER_LINE=`echo "\033[33m"`

    echo -e "${MENU}*********************************************${NORMAL}"

    echo -e "${MENU}${NORMAL}"

    echo -e "${MENU}${NORMAL}"

    echo -e "${MENU}******${NUMBER} 1)${MENU} VPN-name ${NORMAL}"  #change VPN-name to your server name

    echo -e ""

    echo -e "${MENU}******${NUMBER} 2)${MENU} VPN-name ${NORMAL}"   #change VPN-name to your server name

    echo -e ""

    echo -e "${MENU}******${NUMBER} 3)${MENU} VPN-name ${NORMAL}"   #change VPN-name to your server name

    echo -e ""

    echo -e "${MENU}******${NUMBER} 4)${MENU} VPN-name ${NORMAL}"   #change VPN-name to your server name

    echo -e ""

    echo -e "${MENU}******${NUMBER} 5)${MENU} Disconnect VPN ${NORMAL}"  #kill openvpn restoring connection to normal

    echo -e "${MENU}${NORMAL}"

    echo -e "${MENU}*********************************************${NORMAL}"

    echo -e "${ENTER_LINE}Please enter a menu option and enter or ${RED_TEXT}enter to exit. ${NORMAL}"

    read opt

}

function option_picked() {

    COLOR='\033[01;31m' # bold red

    RESET='\033[00;00m' # normal white

    MESSAGE=${@:-"${RESET}Error: No message passed"}

    echo -e "${COLOR}${MESSAGE}${RESET}"

}

 

clear

show_menu

while [ opt != '' ]

    do

    if [[ $opt = "" ]]; then 

            exit;

    else

        case $opt in

        1) clear;

        option_picked "Option 1 Picked";

   sudo openvpn --config /path/to/file/yourfile.ovpn; #change to the path for your downloaded config file

        menu;

        ;;

 

        2) clear;

            option_picked "Option 2 Picked";

            sudo openvpn --config /path/to/file/yourfile.ovpn; #change to the path for your downloaded config file

        menu;

            ;;

 

        3) clear;

            option_picked "Option 3 Picked";

   sudo openvpn --config /path/to/file/yourfile.ovpn; #change to the path for your downloaded config file

            show_menu;

            ;;

 

        4) clear;

            option_picked "Option 4 Picked";

   ssudo openvpn --config /path/to/file/yourfile.ovpn; #change to the path for your downloaded config file

            show_menu;

            ;;

        5) clear;

   option_picked "Option 5 picked";

   sudo killall -SIGINT openvpn

   show_menu;

            ;;

 

        x)exit;

        ;;

 

        \n)exit;

        ;;

 

        *)clear;

        option_picked "Pick an option from the menu";

        show_menu;

        ;;

    esac

fi

done

 

 

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Remember to change the locations and names of your ovpn files in the script.

 

the script can be run with a single click in KDE by adding this desktop launcher..

 

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]

Comment[en_GB]=menu script

Comment=menu script

#    put name of your script here

Exec=./nameofscript      

GenericName[en_GB]=

GenericName=

Icon[en_GB]=browser

Icon=browser

MimeType=

Name[en_GB]=AirVPN.script

Name=AirVPN.script

#   put path to your script here

Path=/path/to/your/script

StartupNotify=true

Terminal=true

TerminalOptions=

Type=Application

Version=1.0

X-DBUS-ServiceName=

X-DBUS-StartupType=

X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false

X-KDE-Username=

 

save it on the desktop with an extension .desktop  eg.  AirVPN.desktop.  and you are good to go !

[shiroironin 0]

Thanks, modified this run from within a FreeBSD-jail - works 

 

My scripting skills are very limited, but I wonder if theres a way to improve this, for example

 

1 check if torrent-tracker NNN is available (ping, telnet..?)

2 if not, pick up option 2

3 wait 5 mins 

4 recheck, if tracker not availeble, pick up option 3 

... etc