Bug#244901: netcfg: When DHCP fails, the user should be presented with clear options
Hello,
This bug was supposedly fixed in netcfg 0.64, and indeed I tested a
snapshot of the installer that handled this perfectly. However, Test
Candidate One lacks this feature. If it's using an old netcfg, then
please ignore this.
Here's what happened. DHCP failed, so I was prompted to enter a Static IP.
There was no "Skip Configuration for Now" option, so I had to "Go Back".
The installer went to try DHCP again, then a few screens flashed by in an
instant, and I was prompted to enter a hostname, thus in effect skipping
network configuration, but crudely. I proceeded with the install, and
upon rebooting, dhcp-client tried to get a lease,
because /etc/network/interfaces was configured to bring it up on boot.
This wasn't what I wanted :)
There was also an empty resolv.conf in /etc. It might have been created by
dhcp-client, I suppose, but if not it probably shouldn't be created by
the installer.
Thanks,
Christopher Martin
On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 08:11:09PM -0700, Joshua Kwan wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:34:39 +0200, Michael Banck wrote:
> > Automatic network configuration was unable to configure your network
> > card, your card is not configurd yet. You have the following options:
> >
> > Retry automatic network configuration
> > Configure the network manually
> > Do not configure the network
> >
>
> This sounds great! But I'll have to wait until the string freeze is over
> until I do this.
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