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Re: Post-installation: how to auto-configure network adapter (ie. enable internet access)?





Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote (Sun, 1 Jun 2014 19:49:34 +0100):
> On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 19:57:34 +0200, hohe72@arcor.de wrote:
> 
> > Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote (Sun, 1 Jun 2014 14:15:25 +0100):
> > > On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 05:06:33 -0700, Horatio Leragon wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Below is a scenario:
> > > > 
> > > > 1. I do not have internet access during installation of Debian.
> > > > The install routine will skip the steps of auto-configuring my
> > > > network adapter.
> > > > 
> > > > 2. After installation, I am able to find a place where internet
> > > > access is available.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 3. What are the commands to type to tell my installed Debian to
> > > > auto-configure my network adapter?
> > > > 
> > > > 4. Do I have to type the commands in a console tty1 or Gnome3
> > > > environment?
> > > 
> > > If you have GNOME you'd be as well using the software it provides,
> > > Network Manager. Otherwise there is interfaces(5) (man
> > > interfaces). It has oodles of examples to look at.
> > 
> > Note: network adapters defined in /etc/network/interfaces
> > (interface(5)) will be ignored by Network Manager.
> 
> Both of us are cabable of reading
> 
>  https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkManager#Wired_Networks_are_Unmanaged
> 
>    As of Debian 6.0 "Squeeze", NetworkManager does not manage any
>    interface defined in /etc/network/interfaces by default.
> 
>    Unmanaged devices means NetworkManager doesn't handle those network
>    devices. This occurs when two conditions are met:
> 
> I'll let you decide whether you need to modify your statement or the
> wiki to conform with reality.

So listen: SW and websites are artificial and subject to continuous
change, not reality. Lach.


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