On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 19:57:34 +0200, hoh...@arcor.de wrote: > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote (Sun, 1 Jun 2014 14:15:25 +0100): > > On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 05:06:33 -0700, Horatio Leragon wrote: > > > > > Below is a scenario: > > > > > > 1. I do not have internet access during installation of Debian. The > > > install routine will skip the steps of auto-configuring my network > > > adapter. > > > > > > 2. After installation, I am able to find a place where internet > > > access is available. > > > > > > > > > 3. What are the commands to type to tell my installed Debian to > > > auto-configure my network adapter? > > > > > > 4. Do I have to type the commands in a console tty1 or Gnome3 > > > environment? > > > > If you have GNOME you'd be as well using the software it provides, > > Network Manager. Otherwise there is interfaces(5) (man interfaces). > > It has oodles of examples to look at. > > Note: network adapters defined in /etc/network/interfaces > (interface(5)) will be ignored by Network Manager.
Both of us are cabable of reading https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkManager#Wired_Networks_are_Unmanaged As of Debian 6.0 "Squeeze", NetworkManager does not manage any interface defined in /etc/network/interfaces by default. Unmanaged devices means NetworkManager doesn't handle those network devices. This occurs when two conditions are met: I'll let you decide whether you need to modify your statement or the wiki to conform with reality. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/01062014194300.6a104074e...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk