On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 11:03:56PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote: > # Op 09-01-2007 om 19:09 schreef Frans Pop: > # > close 406114 > # > thanks > # > > # > > Bug#406114: Installer netinst needs ping and better ifconfig > # > > Bug reopened, originator not changed. > # > > # > There is absolutely no reason why this BR should remain open! As I said, > # > it's a duplicate and has absolutely no value by itself. > # > # Value in this bugreport is how to use wget as ping replacement > # also is explained why ping is not in d-i
Interestingly enough Ubuntu does ship a tiny ping in d-i which can tell you if $IP is alive or not. It would be very helpful to have. I cannot use wget to test if my gateway is reachable or not. And quite often (especially as d-i cannot cope sanely with /32 netmasks) I do need to ensure exactly that for the installer environment. A live CD wouldn't help. Kind regards Philipp Kern -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org