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10. Click Next to format the selected partitions.
Note: Click the Check for bad blocks while formatting option
button if you want to scan the workstation drive for bad memory
blocks during the Red Hat Linux 6.2 installation. Checking for bad
blocks while you format the partitions increases the amount of time
required to install the operating system.
11. Configure the network settings, as explained in the next section.
Configuring Network Settings
Standard Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstations have an single-port
Ethernet interface card; this single-port card connects to the system L2
controllers via DHCP protocol. An optional 4-port Ethernet interface card
is also available from SGI. You must configure these additional ports via
DHCP protocol. If your workstation contains multiple Ethernet cards or
ports that do not use DHCP protocol, you must manually configure these
additional network interfaces. Ensure that you have IP, netmask,
network, and broadcast addresses for these interfaces.
To configure network settings, follow these steps:
1. To configure the Ethernet card or port that connects to the L2
controllers via DHCP protocol (see Figure 5), begin by clicking the
tab that corresponds to the Ethernet card or port in the Network
Configuration window.
Note: This tab is typically labeled eth0.
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