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Hi,
I've spent the morning configuring netcfg2 on my system, and it's certainly easier than my last experience with Ubuntu Server.
I have no problems connecting when running the #netcfg2 wireless (where wireless is my configuration). My issue is that this command needs to be run as root, manually.
The instructions and what I have gleaned off of forum posts indicate I should disable the network daemon in /etc/rc.conf, as it isn't needed anymore. I also have ensured NETWORKS=(menu) or NETWORKS=(wireless) so that the menu or just the wireless comes up during the boot process. Except no menu comes up, and neither does the wireless during boot.
Some context: I'm running this old IBM thinkpad i1500 (celeron 450MHz) without a GUI, to force myself to learn eLinks, Mutt, vim and w3m, so my goal is to have the network connect during boot, so I don't have to use root or su.
I have somehow missed whatever config setting launches the NETWORKS=(menu) as part of the boot process. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Rob
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Hi.
What about, instead of using NETWORKS=(menu), having one of the startup scripts (rc.local or similar) run /usr/bin/netcfg-menu? You can also try asking in the netcfg2 thread; I think iphitus is monitoring that thread for questions and problems: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43863.
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Thanks to you both. I had missed the net-profiles daemon. Things work just the way I'd hoped. And it's respectably speedy even on the ol' clunker.
Thanks again!
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