* Joshua Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-02-26 20:51]: > > Configure the network using dynamic addressing (DHCP) > > Error > > An error occured and the network configuration process has been aborted. > > ... > > > > Since I didn't chose DHCP, it would be good if a short explanation could be > > offered. What DHCP is and why we tried to use it. Some people might not > > know what DHCP is. > > This means that netcfg/error template was invoked. This can only ever > happen in the 'Choose Interfaces' menu, at least as of current CVS. Does > this still happen?
Well, now I didn't even get asked to configure a network even though I have 2 NICs (see #237534). > > Since I didn't have or want a network, I wanted to choose "Detect and mount > > CD-ROM" next. However, that would show the DHCP error again. I could only > > continue after manually configuring an IP address. Please don't assume I > > want a network just because I have a network card. Also, why is the > > "manually configure network" so much further down the menu? > > I don't understand how this happens, because this seems like it would > imply that cdrom-retriever Depends: configured-network, and it doesn't. Yes, this seems to be gone. BTW, showing the name of the NIC is sweet (my wishlist bug) - thanks for fixing it! -- Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
