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Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop computer

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On Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:47:07 -0400
Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 09:01:32PM +0200, Stella Ashburne wrote:
> > Hello Henning,
> > 
> > Thanks for your reply.
> >   
> [...]
> > 
> > nmcli is from the package network-manager, yes? If it is, I'd
> > prefer not to install it. Why? Many VPN providers/vendors recommend
> > against using Network Manager to connect to OpenVPN servers because
> > the former is buggy and leaks details about the user. 
> 
There was an early period when N-M was known as 'Notwork Manager', but
that was long ago.
> 
> And N-M is not "buggy". It is IMO one of the better way for the
> general PC user to manage their physical connections.
> I however have never used it to set up openvpn or wireguard. I use
> both currently, but will most likely phase out openvpn.
>

I've used it for some years with OpenVPN, but with my own server, not
some random commercial thing. I run it on both my mobile computers as a
matter of course (it also handles wifi pretty well) but would never
consider it on a desktop. It's a Gnome application, but I just hold my
nose and use a large enough hard drive. It doesn't actually have many
Gnome dependencies
>
> >  Sure, for example on
> > ArchLinux's wiki pages, there are tutorials on how to set EAP-TTLS
> > etc. I don't even know what EAP-TTLS stands for.  

ArchLinux docs are pretty good, even for standard Debian.

See if you can wade through some of the basics of FreeRADIUS. It has
extensive documentation of a range of auth technologies. e.g. EAP-TLS
('extended authentication protocol') is the basic certificate-based
auth where the client must supply a certificate. I believe the 'TTLS'
version does not require a client certificate, so I've never looked at
it. Pretty much all the MS authentications are explained (CHAP, PAP,
etc.)

-- 
Joe

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Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-27 17:00 +0200
  Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-27 17:40 +0200
    Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2021-09-27 19:10 +0200
      Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-27 21:10 +0200
        Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2021-09-27 22:50 +0200
          Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-28 09:50 +0200
            buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an  old laptop) computer Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2021-09-28 15:10 +0200
              Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on  an old laptop) computer Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-09-28 15:20 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2021-09-28 16:20 +0200
              Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-28 16:20 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on  an old laptop) computer Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2021-09-28 16:40 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-28 17:30 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-10-02 09:30 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-09-28 20:20 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-09-28 21:00 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-09-28 21:30 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface  on an old laptop) computer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-29 08:50 +0200
                Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on  an old laptop) computer Markus Schönhaber <debian-user@list-post.mks-mail.de> - 2021-09-29 09:40 +0200
              Re: buggy N-M (was: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on  an old laptop) computer Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-29 06:10 +0200
          Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-09-28 11:40 +0200
            Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop computer Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-09-28 14:40 +0200
    Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-27 21:10 +0200
  Re: Debian 11: Unable to detect wireless interface on an old laptop  computer Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-09-27 21:10 +0200

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