This is what DHCP is for. Now, before you pull out the acetylene torch,
let me explain. Use DHCP so that your machine get a DHCP address, and
then use a kickstart file to assign a (possibly different) static
address to the system; the name of the kickstart file is usually
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx-kickstart (the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx being the IP address),
but the address specified on the network line inside the file doesn't
have to the same given out by DHCP.
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Brent Clements wrote:
> Ok, I am trying to figure out if something can be done.
>
> This is what I want to do. In my kickstart config file..I want to assign the machine a static ip address. Then after it has connectivity to network, contact the kickstart to get its actual ip address, then switch its current ip address to its new ip address..I want to do all of this before it starts to do the actual anaconda install..is this what post is for?
>
> Thanks,
> Brent Clements
>
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