Bug#284799: installation-reports: Choosing the WIFI ESSID in the non expert mode of the debian-installer
Package: installation-reports
Severity: wishlist
Hi Debian developpers ;o)
First comment on the Debian project except a previous bug report. I hope
to be a Debian developper soon. I'm currently reading the fresh french
book from Raphaël Hertzog about Debian Sarge and will produce 2 or 3
debian package soon.
But let's talking about the installer.
I have a little wish about the Debian installer.
If you detect a WIFI network card, you prompt for the WEPKEY but not for
the ESSID.
It's a bit frustrating cause if someone know the WEPKEY, chance he knows
the ESSID too.
Moreover, someone securing a WIFI network with a WEPKEY will often
secure it by disabling DHCP, disabling ESSID broadcasting and the
default "any" ESSID won't work.
>From there, 2 options (for a skilled user) :
- Switching to a console and editing /etc/network/interface to change
the ESSID
- Installing in expert mode
What a pity to boot in expert mode only for an ESSID.
So, in my own opinion, there is two solutions :
- Considering that knowing a WIFI WEPKEY is for experts, only prompt
for it in expert mode
- Or better, in standard mode, prompt for the ESSID but with the
"any" default value.
It's a little stuff but would be appreciable for a skilled WIFI
user that don't know much of Debian (first install of a Debian for
example) and would be disappointed if it can''t enter it. He would
probably not be skilled enough to swith to a console during the
net install process.
Regards,
Florent CHANTRET
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-686
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