Bug#987845: hardwired proxy settings by debian-installer with network-auto-config in proxy-auto-config network

[Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl>]

On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 09:25:47PM +0200, Rado Q wrote:
> Installation network setup was auto-configured while the system was
> in a network with proxy-auto-config active.
> 
> Expectation:
> when choosing auto-configure-network during installation, the
> resulting system should be operative in every foreign environment.
> (think of notebook in roaming use)
> 
> Result:
> applications strictly following those hardwired configs can't operate
> outside the original installation network, where the given proxy exists,
> but nowhere else. PAC results during installation shouldn't be
> 'hardwired' into the system to last when moving to another network.
> 
> I tried to reproduce with WPAD or PAC in dhcp at home, but my knowledge
> of those technologies didn't suffice to set it up properly.
> If more info/details of the original network environment is required,
> then I must ask for permission to reproduce, can take time (school in lockdown).
> 
> If the result is intentional for 'local use only', then this is no
> defect but feature-request to add another option to choose between
> 'automatic config for local use' and '... roaming use'.
> 

Acknowledge on the problem.

Which possible solutions do we see?


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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