On Saturday 23 June 2018 02:09:20 Stefan Krusche wrote: > Am Samstag 23 Juni 2018 schrieb Nick Koretsky: > > On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:30:24 +0200 > > > > Stefan Krusche <linux@...> wrote: > > > in case I understood correctly and you don't want to connect to the > > > internet at boot time, have you tried this in > > > "/etc/default/networking"?: > > > > > > # Set to 'no' to skip interfaces configuration on boot > > > #CONFIGURE_INTERFACES=yes > > > > This is bad idea. It would cause ALL interfaces not to come up at boot, > > including lo, which can cause some deamons not to start and other to > > behave weirdly. > > Oh, I didn't know that, it was just a guess. I should have said that I > hadn't tried that out. > > > Removing auto clause from wlan0 (or whatever you wifi interface name is) > > in /etc/network/interfaces should be enough for stopping auto connect at > > startup if you are not also autostarting some gui misconfiguration > > program. > > Thank you, > Stefan > > Not to worry. I am usually pretty cautious; and if I screw up something based on other people's suggestions, it is only lost time, as I always back up everything. Bill