Give me a few minutes to test your theory Anne Peter Matulis -> -----Original Message----- -> From: Anne POSSOZ [mailto:Anne.Possoz@xxxxxxx] -> Sent: November 20, 2001 2:35 PM -> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> Cc: possoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -> Subject: Re: 7.1 nfs install requires DHCP? -> -> -> > > Subject: Re: 7.1 nfs install requires DHCP? -> > > -> > > -> > > > > In syslinux.cfg we can have: -> > > > > -> > > > > -> > > > > to boot without dhcp -> > > > > -------------------- -> > > > > label ks -> > > > > kernel vmlinuz -> > > > > append initrd=initrd.img ks=floppy -> > > -> > > And in ks.cfg there is this line: -> > > network --bootproto static --ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --netmask -> > > 255.255.255.0 --gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.1 --nameserver -> xxx.xxx.yyy.yyy -> > > -> > > That will do it. At least we do it. -> > -> > Yes, that will give you a static IP address after -> installation, but as far -> > as I know, 7.1 still needs a DHCP address when you first -> boot from the -> > installation media. Do you have a DHCP server? -> -> No. We don't. But if "network" is in syslinux.cfg, then it will look -> for a dhcp server. In fact, I use that possibility while -> testing kickstart always on the same machine, together with -> ks=nfs:/server:/path/ks.cfg, so that I don't have to recreate a -> floppy all the time. -> -> Anne -> -> -> -> _______________________________________________ -> Kickstart-list mailing list -> Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list ->
