[Fedora-xen] xenguest-install.py, DomU network fails

[Riaan van Niekerk]

Riaan van Niekerk wrote:
> I am trying to install FC5 xen guests in a FC5 host, but it looks as if
> networking fails to come up.

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> I tried the installtree over NFS and HTTP, with the following commandlines 
> and
> error messages:
> 
> xenguest-install.py -n vm1 -f /d/vm/vm1.vmdk -s 2 -r 256 -l 
> http://192.168.3.35/5 -x "lang=en_US.UTF-8 keymap=us ip=192.168.3.39 vnc"
> 
>  /5/Fedora/base/stage2.img: Failed to connect to HTTP server
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I was able to get the following workaround:
use DHCP instead of static IP.
I just change the IP to a static one post-install

greetings
Riaan
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