[CentOS] Kickstart: Give IP From ks= Cmdline A Myth?

Wed Dec 27 21:22:19 UTC 2006
Karl R. Balsmeier <karl at klxsystems.net>

Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 at 11:52am, Karl R. Balsmeier wrote
>
>> Is it really true that you can use the above command line to give an 
>> address for the machine to use in seeking out a kickstart file on the 
>> network?  I tried it a few times last night an looked for a very long 
>> time for examples of this syntax, and found none.
>
>
> yum -y install anaconda
> less /usr/share/doc/anaconda-10.1.1.46/command-line.txt
> .
> .
> .
> ip=<ip>         IP to use for a network installation, use 'dhcp' for 
> DHCP.
>
> netmask=<nm>    Netmask to use for a network installation.
>
> gateway=<gw>    Gateway to use for a network installation.
>
> dns=<dns>       Comma separated list of nameservers to use for a network
>                 installation.
>
>
this was exactly what I tried last night to no avail, but today in a 
different network it worked fine.  thanks alot!