On 01/04/2017 07:24 AM, KatolaZ wrote: > On Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 01:10:31PM +0100, Alessandro Selli wrote: > > [cut] > >>> I'm kind of envisioning this as part of the initial system setup, so a >>> little more like this. >>> Though I fully admit caffeine hasn't kicked in yet, so I may be >>> spouting more crazy than normal :). >>> >>> [*] No DNS config (warning - may limit ability to install optional >>> components) >>> [ ] Pick geographically closest >>> [ ] Pick Random >>> [ ] Custom >>> DNS1 [_________________] (required if 'custom') >>> DNS2 [_________________] (optional) >>> >>> (Buttons / options at the bottom) >>> >>> [BACK] [List Public DNS Servers] [OK] >> >> Cool. Functional, simple and transparent. Just what Devuan is all about. >> > > This is misleading, and useless. IMHO. If you specify "No DNS config > (warning - may limit....)" it does not mean that you will not have a > DNS configured anywhere (as the wording seems to suggest here). It > just means that Devuan will not provide any fallback DNS configuration > if your dhclient fails, or if your AP does not give you a decent DNS, > or if you don't know which DNS to use with in a manual network config. > > I would rather like having an option saying: > > "[ ] Configure *fallback* DNS" > > which makes clear that this is meant to be a fallback, to be used only > if dhclient has failed, if you AP sucks, if you suck, and in general > when there is nothing useful in /etc/resolv.conf during the > installation.
Oops, I was thinking of getting to the menu by the user having already decided to set a static IP (or choosing some form of "advanced" config menu) rather than simply having chosen the "use DHCP" option. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
