Installation guide

start file. As the name implies, this information is static and are used during and after the in-
stallation. The line for static networking is more complex, as you must include all network
configuration information on one line. You must specify the IP address, netmask, gateway,
and nameserver. For example: (the "\" indicates that this should be read as one continuous
line):
network --bootproto=static --ip=10.0.2.15 --netmask=255.255.255.0 \
--gateway=10.0.2.254 --nameserver=10.0.2.1
If you use the static method, be aware of the following two restrictions:
• All static networking configuration information must be specified on one line; you cannot
wrap lines using a backslash, for example.
• You can only specify one nameserver here. However, you can use the kickstart file's
%post section (described in Section 7, “Post-installation Script”) to add more name serv-
ers, if needed.
--device=
Used to select a specific Ethernet device for installation. Note that using --device= is not ef-
fective unless the kickstart file is a local file (such as ks=floppy), since the installation pro-
gram configures the network to find the kickstart file. For example:
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0
--ip=
IP address for the machine to be installed.
--gateway=
Default gateway as an IP address.
--nameserver=
Primary nameserver, as an IP address.
--nodns
Do not configure any DNS server.
--netmask=
Netmask for the installed system.
--hostname=
Hostname for the installed system.
--ethtool=
Specifies additional low-level settings for the network device which will be passed to the
ethtool program.
--essid=
The network ID for wireless networks.
--wepkey=
The encryption key for wireless networks.
4. Kickstart Options
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