Allow mesh on an interface other than wlanX

src/freedombone-mesh-batman

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ function stop {
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2153
     if [ "$EIFACE" ]; then
+        if [[ "$EIFACE" != "$IFACE" ]] ; then
             brctl delif "$BRIDGE" bat0
             ifconfig "$BRIDGE" down || true
             ethernet_connected=$(cat "/sys/class/net/$EIFACE/carrier")
@@ -84,13 +85,16 @@ function stop {
             fi
             brctl delbr "$BRIDGE"
         fi
+    fi
 
     ifconfig bat0 down -promisc
 
     batctl if del "$IFACE"
     ifconfig "$IFACE" mtu 1500
     ifconfig "$IFACE" down
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
         iwconfig "$IFACE" mode managed
+    fi
 
     if [ "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]; then
         systemctl stop hostapd
@@ -98,8 +102,10 @@ function stop {
         batctl if del "$IFACE_SECONDARY"
         ifconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" mtu 1500
         ifconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" down
+        if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
             iwconfig "$IFACE_SECONDARY" mode managed
         fi
+    fi
 
     rmmod batman-adv
 
@@ -149,8 +155,10 @@ function add_wifi_interface {
     fi
     ifconfig "$ifname" hw ether "$peermac"
     echo $"$ifname assigned MAC address $peermac"
+    if [[ "$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
@@ -184,6 +192,7 @@ function start {
     rfkill unblock "$(rfkill list|awk -F: "/phy/ {print $1}")" || true
 
     secondary_wifi_available=
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
         if [ "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]; then
             if [[ "$IFACE" != "$IFACE_SECONDARY" ]]; then
                 if [ -d /etc/hostapd ]; then
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ function start {
                 fi
             fi
         fi
+    fi
 
     modprobe batman-adv
 
@@ -219,6 +229,7 @@ function start {
     ifconfig bat0 0.0.0.0
     ethernet_connected='0'
     if [ "$EIFACE" ] ; then
+        if [[ "$EIFACE" != "$IFACE" ]] ; then
             ethernet_connected=$(cat "/sys/class/net/$EIFACE/carrier")
             if [[ "$ethernet_connected" != "0" ]]; then
                 echo $'Trying ethernet bridge to the internet'
@@ -236,6 +247,7 @@ function start {
                 echo $"$EIFACE is not connected"
             fi
         fi
+    fi
     ifconfig "$BRIDGE" up
     dhclient "$BRIDGE"
 
@@ -292,6 +304,9 @@ function start {
 }
 
 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
@@ -360,6 +375,11 @@ if [ -f "$mesh_interface_type_file" ]; then
 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

@@ -99,12 +99,14 @@ function mesh_protocol_init {
     IFACE=
     IFACE_SECONDARY=
     EIFACE=eth0
+    if [[ "$MESH_INTERFACE_TYPE" == 'wlan'* ]]; then
         WLAN_ADAPTORS=$(count_wlan)
 
         if [ "$WLAN_ADAPTORS" -eq 0 ]; then
             echo $'No wlan adaptors found'
             exit 0
         fi
+    fi
 }
 
 function get_ipv6_wlan {