Jim Walker wrote: > Anon Y Mous wrote: >> However, Indiana could become the dominant server operating system in >> most data centers AND generate lots of revenue for Sun in terms of >> support subscriptions and Sun hardware purchases if we just had a >> simple text based installer that allowed you to add a static IP >> address during the install and not have to spend four hours after the >> install trying to disable and uninstall the gnome desktop, fiddle >> around disabling NWAM, use vi to edit the /etc/hostname.interface, >> /etc/inet/netmasks, /etc/defaultrouter, /etc/hosts, >> /etc/nsswitch.conf, and /etc/resolv.conf files etc. >> > ... >> >> So the question is. Will the Cayman installer in 2009.06 allow users >> to assign static IP addresses during the installation process? > > Anon brings up a good point (maybe already discussed) > > Are there plans to add an option at install time to > enter the static IP network information in a future > dev release?
Why does it need to be done during the install process? Why not at first boot? Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
