Coming into this late.... Scott Robbins wrote: > On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 01:38:04PM +0000, Karanbir Singh wrote: >> On 12/08/2011 08:11 AM, Jeff Gordon wrote: >> > Hi, Folks -- >> > >> > I'm setting up an Acer Aspire 5250 as a Christmas gift, CentOS 6 >> > netinstall insists on trying to configure wlan0 but I'm using a >> > wired DSL connection, consequently netinstall fails and only offers >> > the option to Retry. <snip> >> the installer will give you a choice as to what network interface you >> want to use, if you are not seeing that its possible the installer does >> not see the second interface at all. > > I am trying to remember how this went on my Acer. Firstly, the hardware > switch for the wireless is probably on the front. It doesn't give any > sign that it's on or off, you move it to one side, then release and try > this a few times. <snip> This is my first thought, also. I've not dealt with an Acer - my laptops from work for years have been Dells, and they have a tiny switch that turns wireless on and off, and I *have* to turn it off to get it to use the cable. mark