RE: no dhcp server

[Daniel Kidger <Daniel Kidger quadrics com>]

The kickstart file can be given as an argument to the kernel at boot time.
This can be a file on the floppy/cd or a URL.

I prefer to put the kickstart on a local webserver and so have
"ks=http:/myserver/install.ks"  in my grub.conf or equivalent.

This works of course whether or not you use DHCP.


Yours,
Daniel.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ajay Shekhawat [mailto:ajay cedar Buffalo EDU]
Sent: 19 May 2003 18:37
To: kickstart-list redhat com
Subject: Re: no dhcp server


But where does the original kickstart CFG come from? If that is stored on
the network, we have a 'catch-22' here.

I would hazard a guess and suggest modifying the initrd to setup the
networking. I haven't tried it, but it looks like it might be the way to go.

Ajay

On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 12:32:13PM -0500, Lambert, Eric wrote:
> Yes.  You should be able to use the static network configuration in the
kickstart.cfg file like:
> 
> network --bootproto static  --ip 10.1x.x.xx  --netmask 255.255.254.0
--gateway 10.xx.x.1  --nameserver 10.xx.x.xxx  --hostname hostnaame.dom.com
> 
> I think that would do it.
> 
> 
> Eric Lambert  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adel Essafi [mailto:essafi_adel yahoo fr] 
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 11:43 AM
> To: kickstart-list redhat com
> Subject: no dhcp server
> 
> 
> can i make a kick start installation without having a
> dhcp server?
> thanks!!
> adel essafi
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