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Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter

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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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strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-11 06:40 +0100
  Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-12-11 08:50 +0100
    Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-11 09:20 +0100
      Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-11 09:20 +0100
      Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2021-12-11 09:30 +0100
        Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-11 10:00 +0100
          Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-11 10:30 +0100
      Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-12-11 09:50 +0100
  Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-12-11 13:20 +0100
    Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-12-11 20:40 +0100
      Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-11 23:10 +0100
        Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-12-12 00:20 +0100
          Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-12 01:20 +0100
            Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-12-12 03:00 +0100
            Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-12-12 11:10 +0100
              Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-12-12 11:30 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-12 14:10 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-12 14:40 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-15 11:10 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-15 12:40 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-12-15 19:00 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-16 02:30 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2021-12-16 04:30 +0100
                Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-12-12 14:40 +0100
              Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-12 14:00 +0100
  Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-12-11 16:00 +0100
    Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-12 10:00 +0100
      Re: strange problem with usb wifi adapter Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-12-12 13:00 +0100

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