i see your point. but IMO for the installer is enough a "basic" configuration.
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:39 AM, Shawn Walker <swalker at opensolaris.org> wrote: > Andras Barna wrote: >> >> imho: it's easier to add a new "page" to the installer than create a >> different thing for manual ip setup at first boot > > Everyone has different needs for network configuration. > > Even the static IP case has all kinds of information that the user may need > to select or enter, such as interface, routes, netmask, dns, etc. > > As soon as you add one kind of network configuration, and unless you are > very strict, you suddenly find all kinds of other configuration or bizarre > networking setups being demanded. > > I also question the value of duplicating all of the work that has gone into > many of the network setup tools and other configuration programs within the > installer. > > Cheers, > -- > Shawn Walker > -- Andy http://blog.sartek.net
