Package: netcfg
Version: 1.133
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi,
I recently installed Debian over wireless and was a little surprised to
see WEP as default wireless networking type.
Even the cheapest & lamest consumer routers now use WPA so d-i should
probably reflect that, especially if a user is unsure they will
generally try the first option, assuming it to be the most likely. (In
other words, this is a UI wart, rather than a security one.)
(Patch attached merely for illustration; not sure if it's complete re.
translations.)
Regards,
--
,''`.
: :' : Chris Lamb
`. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk
`-
diff --git a/debian/netcfg-common.templates b/debian/netcfg-common.templates
index 4525305..508e02c 100644
--- a/debian/netcfg-common.templates
+++ b/debian/netcfg-common.templates
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ _Description: Wireless ESSID for ${iface}:
Template: netcfg/wireless_security_type
Type: select
-Choices-C: wep/open, wpa
-__Choices: WEP/Open Network, WPA/WPA2 PSK
+Choices-C: wpa, wep/open
+__Choices: WPA/WPA2 PSD, WEP/Open Network
# :sl2:
_Description: Wireless network type for ${iface}:
- Choose WEP/Open if the network is open or secured with WEP.
Choose WPA/WPA2 if the network is protected with WPA/WPA2 PSK
(Pre-Shared Key).
+ Choose WEP/Open if the network is open or secured with WEP.
Template: netcfg/wireless_wep
Type: string
