Robust interface detection — retry fallback chain for headless boot (#206)

Fixes interface auto-detection failures on Pi Zero 2W where wlan0 doesn't exist
at boot. Implementation:

- Added detect_interface_with_retry() function with 3x retry fallback chain
- Config-supplied interface preferred, then /proc/net/route, then UP interface
- Exponential backoff: 5s, 10s, 20s delays between retries
- Filters excluded prefixes: lo, tailscale*, wg*, tun*, docker*, veth*, br-*
- Used in Engine.__init__(), PacketCapture.start(), MacManager.start()
- Full test coverage: 10 tests for detection, backoff, filtering

Addresses issue where network stack initializes after boot and interfaces
become available after 5-10 second delay.
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Cobra
2026-04-08 20:58:43 -04:00
parent 1f43d97f03
commit 3153b7e8a3
6 changed files with 235 additions and 8 deletions
+7 -2
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from typing import Optional
from modules.base import BaseModule
from utils.networking import (
get_mac,
get_primary_interface,
detect_interface_with_retry,
get_wifi_interfaces,
set_mac,
)
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ class MacManager(BaseModule):
"primary_interface", "auto"
)
if self._eth_iface == "auto":
self._eth_iface = get_primary_interface()
self._eth_iface = detect_interface_with_retry(
max_retries=3,
retry_delay=5,
exponential=True,
config_interface=None
)
wifi_ifaces = get_wifi_interfaces()
wifi_cfg = self.config.get("network", {}).get("wifi", {}).get("interface", "wlan0")