On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 02:07:27PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 17:41:23 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > > On 2017-10-06 04:06 PM, Brian wrote: > > >On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 13:34:55 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > > > > >>On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 06:03:24PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Are you sure? You may be right - but double check to make sure... > > >> > > >>yes, i am very sure. double checked. the interface wlo1 exists. > > >> > > >>there's a procedure mentioned in the wiki which shows how to setup > > >>wifi via wpa_supplicant through modifications to the file; > > >>/etc/network/interfaces > > >> > > >>it's now working, but not automatically coming up, i still have to > > >>manually issue 'ifup wlo1' in spite of having mentioned "auto" in > > >>the configuration file for the "wlo1" interface. > > >>off to check on that now, but if someone has any advice, please do > > >>share, it would be most welcome. :) > > >> > > >>it kind-a sucks that the debian installer accepts all the wifi > > >>parameters, activates the network only during installation and > > >>then does not include that information for post install work. > > >>atleast provide an option during the installation to accept the > > >>parameters and have them persist after the installation is done. > > > > > >What DE did you install from the installer? > > > > 'de'? desktop environment! > > i did not install any graphical system, i prefer to work at the text > > console, that's why i am on debian, else would have been on ubuntu. > > Not installing a DE is why connectivity did not exist. The outcome is by > design but the reason for it it has never really been given. I think the > idea is that, having not selected to install network-manager you > definitely do not want what the installer has produced and desire to set > up your wireless network with your chosen software. Which is precisely > what you are doing now :). Please see the bug list for netcfg. > > For future reference: you can avoid being in the situation you have now > by > > 1. preseeding with netcfg/target_network_config=ifupdown, or > 2. making a note of the contents of the installer's interfaces file in > /etc/network/ *before* finishing the installation. > > As for your present issue: > > allow-hotplug wlo1 > iface wlo1 inet dhcp > wpa-ssid <station> > wpa-psk <passphrase> > > in /e/n/i should work.
tried it, no effect, on close inspection of the boot-up process, the problem seems to be with the wifi hardware on my laptop. it takes more time to initialize and hence when "allow-hotplug" based commands are executed it isn't ready for work. after letting the system boot-up, i have to wait a few seconds before i can issue "ifup wlo1" and that too takes unusually long to complete. thanks nevertheless. :) ~mayuresh