Hi, Chris Lamb <[email protected]> (2015-09-08): > Package: netcfg > Version: 1.133 > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > Hi, > > I recently installed Debian over wireless and was a little surprised to > see WEP as default wireless networking type. > > Even the cheapest & lamest consumer routers now use WPA so d-i should > probably reflect that, especially if a user is unsure they will > generally try the first option, assuming it to be the most likely. (In > other words, this is a UI wart, rather than a security one.) > > (Patch attached merely for illustration; not sure if it's complete re. > translations.)
I'm surprised as well.
> diff --git a/debian/netcfg-common.templates b/debian/netcfg-common.templates
> index 4525305..508e02c 100644
> --- a/debian/netcfg-common.templates
> +++ b/debian/netcfg-common.templates
> @@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ _Description: Wireless ESSID for ${iface}:
>
> Template: netcfg/wireless_security_type
> Type: select
> -Choices-C: wep/open, wpa
> -__Choices: WEP/Open Network, WPA/WPA2 PSK
> +Choices-C: wpa, wep/open
> +__Choices: WPA/WPA2 PSD, WEP/Open Network
> # :sl2:
> _Description: Wireless network type for ${iface}:
> - Choose WEP/Open if the network is open or secured with WEP.
> Choose WPA/WPA2 if the network is protected with WPA/WPA2 PSK
> (Pre-Shared Key).
> + Choose WEP/Open if the network is open or secured with WEP.
>
> Template: netcfg/wireless_wep
> Type: string
I suppose adding a “Default” field would render the translation topic
moot and would be more explicit than depending on the order of the
values in the Choices-C field?
Mraw,
KiBi.
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