Dave Miner wrote:
>
>> 4) I also ran by Frank that the DDU will possibly need to configure
>> the network (if it is given the command to automatically install
>> missing drivers (which requires a repo), or if it otherwise needs to
>> go to a repository or a URL on the net). We agreed that if the DDU
>> requires the net, it will try to bring up the network automatically
>> first (a la DHCP / NWAM). If it can't for some reason (maybe the net
>> doesn't have a DHCP server), then the user will be asked if the
>> network should be set up, and then presented with the network setup
>> screen. (Screen would likely have different text but the same
>> choices as the installer's "manual" network setup screen.)
>>
>
> If NWAM is in use and DHCP is available the network would presumably
> already be configured well before DDU runs. Hence all it should need
> to do is detect whether there is a configured IP address and invoke
> the configuration screens if not.
Yes, that's true. The DDU will bring up the network only if it has to.
The system can certainly be brought up with NWAM enabled so that the net
is pre-configured if DHCP is available.
Thanks,
Jack
>
> Dave
