Package: installation-reports Severity: wishlist Hi Debian developpers ;o)
First comment on the Debian project except a previous bug report. I hope to be a Debian developper soon. I'm currently reading the fresh french book from Rapha�l Hertzog about Debian Sarge and will produce 2 or 3 debian package soon. But let's talking about the installer. I have a little wish about the Debian installer. If you detect a WIFI network card, you prompt for the WEPKEY but not for the ESSID. It's a bit frustrating cause if someone know the WEPKEY, chance he knows the ESSID too. Moreover, someone securing a WIFI network with a WEPKEY will often secure it by disabling DHCP, disabling ESSID broadcasting and the default "any" ESSID won't work. >From there, 2 options (for a skilled user) : - Switching to a console and editing /etc/network/interface to change the ESSID - Installing in expert mode What a pity to boot in expert mode only for an ESSID. So, in my own opinion, there is two solutions : - Considering that knowing a WIFI WEPKEY is for experts, only prompt for it in expert mode - Or better, in standard mode, prompt for the ESSID but with the "any" default value. It's a little stuff but would be appreciable for a skilled WIFI user that don't know much of Debian (first install of a Debian for example) and would be disappointed if it can''t enter it. He would probably not be skilled enough to swith to a console during the net install process. Regards, Florent CHANTRET -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-686 Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
