Re: Bug#502955: debian-installer: essid cannot be chosen
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Christian Perrier wrote:
> reassign 502955 netcfg
> forcemerge 284799 502955
> thanks
>
> Quoting Mate Soos (msoos@freemail.hu):
>> Package: debian-installer
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> There are multiple wireless spots around my house. Debian defaults to an
>> unsecured network(see later how I discovered this), but that network needs a web-based login (only
>> available to paying customers), so it doesn't actually work. My own
>> wireless router works, and I have the key for it, but the installer
>> never actually asks for the essid, so I don't have a chance to select
>> it.
>
> Prompting for ESSID is available in expert mode of the installer. See
> #284799 for another bug report (which I personnally disagree with)
> which suggest that such prompting should be done in standard more.
>
>
I actually tend to agree that asking for an essid should be default
these days. Wifi use has grown a lot since the netcfg stuff was done,
and default to associating with any open AP is really a security risk.
Then again, some people say installing over wireless at all is a risk.
(removing cc to the bug and adding debian-boot)
Cheers
Glenn
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