Questions tagged [netcfg]

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preseed.cfg ignoring hostname setting

I am installing Debian Wheezy (netinstall) in VirtualBox using preseed.cfg. I tried both d-i netcfg/get_hostname string somehost and d-i netcfg/get_hostname string somehost, but in both cases the host gets set as "debian". I tried both at the same…
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Launch a program when any wireless connection comes up using netcfg

I have written a program that transparently logs in to captive portals. As such, I'd like to run this any time that any wireless connection comes up using netcfg. It is possible to do this per-connection in the configuration file by using POST_UP,…
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dropboxd hangs at `Connecting...` when started trough systemd on boot

I've got a systemd service file dropbox.service set up as follows: [Unit] Description=dropbox After=local-fs.target network.target [Service] User=romeovs ExecStart=/usr/bin/dropboxd [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target this succesfully starts the…
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Xfce4 WaveLAN plugin doesn't work - permission problem?

I've just made fresh install of Arch Linux on my EEEPC, and I have problem with Wi-Fi panel icon in Xfce. After clicking it, nothing happens, and what should happen is a window opening where i can select network to connect to. Also, the tooltip says…
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wireless interface stops working, netcfg reports no network found

I'm having a recurrent issue with my Arch Linux installation: wireless will work for a few minutes and then randomly die. When I try to restart it through wifi-menu I am informed there aren't any networks. > sudo wifi-menu :: Scanning for networks…
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