Wireguard vpnon / vpnoff script

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I’m moving away from OpenVPN to Wireguard but one function I use on the RUTX50, is the ability to send the device an SMS to turn the OpenVPN on and off.

I need similar functionality for the wg VPN and I’m assuming 2 custom scripts will need to be created.

Can anyone let me know what the customs scripts will look like.

Many thanks in advance.

Mike

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Something like:

ubus call network.interface.wgname down
ubus call network.interface.wgname up

with wgname being the name of the wg interface.

Regards,

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Thanks … I’ll give it a go, and let you know … Mike

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Hi, I was getting an error returned, so never having done so, and with no previous knowledge, I used the CLI to look at the various config files along with the helpful intro page at RUTX50 Mobile Utilities - Teltonika Networks Wiki

What I found that worked, were a couple of custom SMS rules in the SMS Utilities, that I created and contain …

To turn ON …

#!/bin/sh
uci set network.[insert wg tunnel name].disabled=‘0’
uci commit network

To turn OFF

#!/bin/sh
uci set network.[insert wg tunnel name].disabled=‘1’
uci commit network

I’m not sure if I need to do a commit or not … any idea if I need to use a commit or even if I have to ‘restart’ anything … I assume by adding a last line of …

/etc/init.d/network restart

Hopefully it won’t need a restart.

My thanks for your reply; it set me off on this journey of discovery. If anyone can CONFIRM my conclusions above, I’d be really grateful.

Thanks,

Mike

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If you choose the uci method you will need the commit and the full network restart. Else the ubus call just does what it is asked to do.

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Thanks, I’ll have another peer at it tomorrow, and feedback … thx, Mike

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Thanks … got there in the end!

I kept getting command failures but when I ran ‘ubus list network.interface.*’, I realised the wg interface was missing. I enabled the wg interface in Services > VPN > Wireguard > [insert Tunnel name] set to ‘on’ … and Voila!, the commands are executing.

Thanks for your help, it is really appreciated … Mike

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