On Monday 26 Sep 2011 16:03:10 James Broadhead wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Spidey / Claudio <[email protected]> > > Between the Gentoo Handbook and Google > > (... )I didn't even know there was a better way of managing wireless > > networks! > > This is exactly the problem. > > I'm working on rewriting the Handbook's page on setting up wifi, but > I'm going to need some time to get into the Live-Environments to test > that my new version works :P I'll post a draft here & would appreciate > comments before I submit the bug report. > > On 26 September 2011 15:51, Mick <[email protected]> wrote: > > On the other hand reading through the examples/comments for > > /etc/conf.d/net and wpa_supplicant.conf takes the whole of 10-20 > > minutes. > > I absolutely disagree with this - while editing /etc/conf.d/net is > fine, wpa_supplicant.conf requires a pretty solid understanding of > both the network that you're trying to connect to, and the various > protocols/encryption mechanisms available. Back when I was first > trying to get wireless working on my systems, it was a major stumbling > block. > > The gentoo install is pretty tough going for the average new user, > with a lot of separate areas of new competence without getting into > wireless (assuming that they have a reasonable understanding of > computing to start). An additional 10-20 minutes of user intervention > is quite significant overhead.
I have to agree that for a beginner who needs to install Gentoo getting the network connection going without a (major) problem or delay is quite important. Otherwise, it can act as a disincentive of carrying on with the installation. Therefore I would support the easy way to get there, but would also leave the manual configuration in there - for those who need to configure more convoluted set ups or are interested to look at what's happening under the bonnet. -- Regards, Mick
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