On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 11:49:01PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 17:27:57 -0400, Henning Follmann wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 08:08:42PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 11:59:17 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > > > Sorry to interrupt here. > > In case of no NM and the /e/n/i issues might I suggest systemd-networkd? > > It is really reliable in bringing up any connection. > > You certainly can suggest it. I am sure it would fit the bill; as would > connman. (The Debian approach of leaving a user with no connectivity > after an installation which requires it must be a first in Linux, so > anything which restores connectivity cannot be bad). > > > There is a fairly good example how to do it here: > > https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/34 > > > > It is definitely a better setup than /e/n/i. > > Does it handle wireless roaming? ifupdown + wpa_supplicant does.
Any way what method you are using it depends on wpa_supplicant. The config file can have multiple network definitions in it. What differs is how you add a new stanza into that file and where the file is located. -H -- Henning Follmann <[email protected]>
