Re: static network configuration ask

["Edward F. Brown" <ebrown lanl gov>]

On Fri, August 31, 2007 11:56 am, Kit Stube wrote:
> At this point, this is what I have:

> network --bootproto static --device eth0 --nameserver
> 192.168.49.107--netmask
> 255.255.255.0

If you aren't passing the nameserver('dns=') and netmask parameters at the
boot prompt, this is probably why the hostname is not being configured.
The reverse lookup happens before the kickstart file is read.

Again, you can customize syslinux.cfg within boot.iso, if you use cd's to
initiate the install, and have as little as just a target name and ip
address to enter at the boot prompt.  Advantages: absolutely no files to
edit to kick a new system, no mac addresses to determine... Disadvantages:
need to recreate cd with update level changes...

-Ed