-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Christian Perrier wrote: > reassign 502955 netcfg > forcemerge 284799 502955 > thanks > > Quoting Mate Soos ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> Package: debian-installer >> Severity: normal >> >> There are multiple wireless spots around my house. Debian defaults to an >> unsecured network(see later how I discovered this), but that network needs a >> web-based login (only >> available to paying customers), so it doesn't actually work. My own >> wireless router works, and I have the key for it, but the installer >> never actually asks for the essid, so I don't have a chance to select >> it. > > Prompting for ESSID is available in expert mode of the installer. See > #284799 for another bug report (which I personnally disagree with) > which suggest that such prompting should be done in standard more. > > I actually tend to agree that asking for an essid should be default these days. Wifi use has grown a lot since the netcfg stuff was done, and default to associating with any open AP is really a security risk. Then again, some people say installing over wireless at all is a risk. (removing cc to the bug and adding debian-boot)
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