From 47f2324604508fec89659165889c1e6452ae9991 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pranav Jerry <libreinator@disroot.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:48:05 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Improved README.md

Added how to stop the systemd service and improved the similar projects section.
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 README.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c9c8b7..79fdedd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ their DHCP connection (`sudo networkctl renew bridge0`).
 ### Tethering via WiFi AP
 
 Connect two wifi adapters on a device and start naxalnet.
-Now an ap will be created on one of the devices with
+Now an ap will be created on one of the adapters with
 SSID `NaxalNet` and password `naxalnet256`.
 If you had set up internet access on one of the peers, internet
 can be accessed from the AP.
@@ -123,20 +123,36 @@ Disable the service to stop running at boot:
 sudo systemctl disable naxalnet.service
 ```
 
+### Stopping the service
+
+```sh
+# Stop the services
+sudo systemctl stop naxalnet systemd-networkd systemd-resolved iwd
+# Delete the virtual interfaces created by naxalnet
+sudo networkctl delete bat0 bridge0
+```
+
+If your distribution uses NetworkManager, starting `naxalnet.service`
+will have stopped it. Start NetworkManager again:
+
+```sh
+sudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
+```
+
 ## How it works
 
-The program naxalnet copies predefined systemd-networkd configuration
+The program naxalnet copies some `systemd-networkd` configuration files
 into networkd's runtime configuration directory. It uses iwd to start
 an ad-hoc network named "HelloWorld". See the
 [systemd-networkd](systemd-networkd) directory
-to see how systemd-networkd configures the network. You can now use
+to see how systemd-networkd configures the network. You can use
 services like [IPFS][], [Jami][], [Secure Scuttlebutt][ssb]
-and others which can work without internet access.
+and others which can work on an intranet.
 
 ## Uninstalling
 
-Currently there is now way to uninstall naxalnet than manually removing
-the files:
+If you installed naxalnet manually, there is now way to uninstall
+than manually removing the files:
 
 ```sh
 sudo rm -rf /usr/{bin,share}/naxalnet \
@@ -145,6 +161,11 @@ sudo rm -rf /usr/{bin,share}/naxalnet \
 
 ## Similar projects
 
+The following projects are similar to naxalnet, but are not designed
+to be used in a laptop or computer with wifi adapter. If you live in
+an area where the materials required for any of them are easily
+available, consider using them instead of naxalnet.
+
 - [LibreMesh][libremesh]: framework for OpenWrt-based
   firmwares
 - [disaster.radio][]: solar-powered communications network