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bug#35941: Newt installer failure when wifi name is #f
From: |
Pierre Neidhardt |
Subject: |
bug#35941: Newt installer failure when wifi name is #f |
Date: |
Tue, 28 May 2019 11:46:17 +0200 |
Danny Milosavljevic <address@hidden> writes:
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> @@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
>> (define-record-type* <service>
>> service make-service
>> service?
>> - (name service-name) ; string
>> + (name service-name
>> + (default ""))
>> (type service-type) ; string
>> (path service-path) ; string
>> (strength service-strength) ; integer
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> How would that help? The default is only used if NAME is missing in the
> constructor call, right? Or is it also used if NAME is present but #f ?
Good point! I haven't tested, that was just a thought, but you are
right, it won't help.
>> Thoughts?
>
> Have you checked whether you can then still connect to that nameless Wifi?
Yes, I can connect manually, but I'm not connecting to the nameless Wifi
anyways.
To clarify, the installer fails to _list_ the wifi networks. So if one
network happens to not disclose the SSID (which is rather common), I
suspect that the installer will always fail.
> I think there are some "security" settings on Wifi routers that allow
> you to hide the SSID or something, so I guess that's how this problem
> sprung up.
Absolutely.
--
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/
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