[CentOS] Netinstall wants to use wlan0

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

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.

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