Bug#51543: install gotcha (nameserver)
Lars Hallberg <lah@micropp.se> writes:
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: ?
>
> I don't know if this have *any* relevans for the new boot-flopies with
> all the changes but I just as well tell it.
>
> When installing slink, when configuring base, You are asked if You want
> to run Your own nameserver, if You say yes and leter try to install from
> ftp/http You can't find the name server (obviusly).
>
> It might be silly for an experienst user to expect bind to be in base
> and it is defenitly easy for an experinsed user to fix it. But for a
> newbe it is a real showstoper!
>
> It's not easy to fix but just informing the user that if they intend to
> instal ower network they have to provide a extern nameserver during
> install might do.
>
> Or even better, ask for one when it is needed.
Does it actually work when specifying an external nameserver? I tried
that on an install party tree weeks ago and it failed. Because I
didn´t have time to debug (with people behind me waiting to see a
Debian installation) I just used the IP. Could be the disks or some
other error, but I want to let you know anyway.
Another thing for the network configuration would be to ask for
frequently used maschines that should be inserted into /etc/hosts, so
no nameserver lookup is needed for them. For 3-6 systems networks a
nameserver might be overkill.
Just my to 2 Euro worth of thoughts.
Goswin
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