Bug#235275: Network installation tools/features wanted.

[Andrew Pollock <apollock@debian.org>]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 12:38:12PM +0100, Jonathan Jansson wrote:
> Package: boot-floppy
> Version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso
> 
> In my dorm we must used a web-based login to access the internet. It's 
> kind of silly but we need a web browser to login to the internet. A 
> solution would be if you included the Links web browser on the boot CD.

Is this just a case of your proxy server requiring authentication before you
can browse the web? Is it using standard Basic authentication, or do you get
some random web form you have to use to authenticate before any other URL
will be accepted?

If it's the former, then the screen where you specify your proxy server can
be extended to include optional authentication information.

regards

Andrew