it possibly an inline indicator on wired on question
which interface do you want to configure em0, em1 (down),
em2down) [em0] :
but wireless interfaces will always be down before you associate with the AP...
that said if using DHCP it is pretty obvious when a link is down...
and on a static ip you know how to set it so you know how to run
ifconfig to diagnose
it...
I dont feel that strongly about it ... but i can see it would help in
some situation
... so if there is an existing network status line in the installer
perhaps appending a lnk down message there
would be helpful without impacting someone's terminal (as highlighted
by Theo and Nick)
All the best,
Tom Smyth
On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 16:10, Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org> wrote:
>
> Nick Holland <nick@holland-consulting.net> wrote:
>
> > On 2020-10-29 08:00, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > do you think it would be possible for the installer to show
> > > an eye-catching warning, if "ifconfig" reports "no carrier"
> > > for the network port to configure?
> > >
> > > Just a suggestion, of course
> > > Harri
> >
> > Why?
> > What problem are you trying to solve, and how many are you
> > planning on making for me in the process?
> >
> > I often end up setting up OpenBSD systems with no network
> > attached. Nothing to warn me about.
> >
> > I very often install OpenBSD configuring several NICs when
> > only one has a network currently. Again, PLEASE don't give
> > me three, five or ten bogus warning messages.
>
> Precisely. vertical screen real-estate is valuable. People
> often look up higher at what they've already done, and a warning
> would consume 1 line per interface, and reduce the visible context
> for a person performing an multi-network install manually, thereby
> increasing potential error.
>
--
Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.
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