Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter
On Sun 12 Dec 2021 at 09:58:29 +0100, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 11 dec 21, 14:57:42, Joe wrote:
> >
> > I did my first netinstall without asking for expert mode (I assumed it
> > would do a decent job by itself, and I did not consider myself an
> > expert) and this was when I had only a couple of computers and used
> > hosts files and static addressing. Under those conditions, the
> > installer did not install Ethernet networking in the installed system,
> > despite having used it itself in order to make the installation.
> >
> > I reported this behaviour as a bug and was rather tersely told that it
> > was a feature. No expert + no DHCP = no Ethernet. OK, I could have been
> > building an isolated certificate authority machine, but surely then I'd
> > have used expert mode...
> >
> > I don't know if installers still do that, it's many years since I ran a
> > network without DHCP, and I *always* use expert mode, even for routine
> > throwaway installations.
>
> The configuration used during the installation is passed on to the final
> system. It has been like this since at least sarge.
These days an exception to this is when the installation is done over a
wireless link and a DE is not selected. See the bug reports for netcfg.
--
Brian.
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