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Bug 141 - Installation connectivity methods
Summary: Installation connectivity methods
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Daniel Robbins (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2002-01-12 08:40 UTC by Joshua Pierre
Modified: 2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description Joshua Pierre 2002-01-12 08:40:58 UTC 
The Gentoo installer lacks methods of connectivity to the internet.

It currently only supports manual ethernet configuration aswell as dhcp 
configuration as far as I know.

It should really also support PPP and possibly ISDN as they are two popular 
methods of connection to the internet.
Comment 1 Rodney Gordon II 2002-01-25 05:30:43 UTC 
Shouldn't be too hard on the CD .. I'd suggest WVDIAL for PPP and
some nice ISDN setup shouldn't be too hard to find :)
Comment 2 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-02-09 22:22:01 UTC 
wvdial and pppd are now on the -r15 CD.  Not so sure about ISDN; I can't do that
until I get more info about what's required.